Sri Ramakrishna: "Those, who seek Nirvana, are selfish and small-minded. They are full of fear. They are like those parcheesi players, who are always eager to reach home. An amateur player, once he sends his piece home, doesn't like to bring it out again. Such players are unskilled. But an adept player is never afraid of coming out again, if by doing so he gets the opportunity to capture an opponent. Then he rolls the right number and returns home once more. It seems that whenever he rolls the dice, the right number comes up for him. So do not fear. Play without any fear".
I asked: "Does it actually happen?"
The Master replied: "Of course it happens. By Mother's grace everything takes place. Mother likes people to play. Take the game of hide-and-seek (there is a 'granny', there is a 'thief', who is blindfolded, and there are children trying to escape being caught by the 'thief'). The 'granny' likes to have the children run about and make the game go on. She may extend her hand to help a child so he will not be caught by the 'thief', if she thinks it necessary. Similarly, the Divine Mother is not really pleased with those, who seek Nirvana, for they want to retire from the game. She wants the game to continue. That is why devotees do not seek Nirvana. They say: "O mind, it is not good to become sugar. I want to eat sugar".
Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna
(Swami Chetanananda "Ramakrishna: As We Saw Him", Swami Turiyananda, p. 190)
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