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Sri
Ramakrishna was ready to forego His pilgrimage to serve the distressed. Herein is the seed
of the Ramakrishna Movement which emphasises the worship of "The
Living God".
One day, at Dakshineswar, the Master was speaking about the three salient
disciplines of Vaishnava religion: love of God's name, compassion
for all living beings and service to the devotees. Repeating the
word compassion he said to the assembled devotees, "How foolish to speak of
compassion! Man is an insignificant worm crawling on earth - and he is to show compassion
to others! This is absurd. It must not be compassion, but service to all. Recognize them
as God's manifestations and serve them." Only Narendra (Later Swami Vivekananda) understood the implication of the Master's
words. Leaving the room he said to others: What a wonderful light I have discovered in
those words of the Master! How beautifully he has reconciled the ideal of Bhakti with the
knowledge of Vedanta, generally interpreted as dry, austere and incompatible with human
sentiments! What a grand, natural and sweet synthesis! Those following the paths of Karma
and Yoga are similarly benefited by these words of the Master. The embodied being
cannot remain even for a minute without activity. All his activities should be directed
towards the service of man, the manifestation of God on earth, and this will accelerate
his progress towards the goal. If it be the will of God, I shall one day proclaim this
noble truth before the world at large. I shall make it the common property of all - the
wise and the foolish, the rich and the poor, the Brahmin and the Pariah."
Thus Narendra conceived Service to the humanity as a grand idea at an early age. After the
passing away of the Master in 1886, the close band of sixteen disciples took monastic
vows. Narendra (now as Swami Vivekananda) undertook to travel the length and breadth of
his motherland. He studied the living conditions of the people.
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