๐ง๐ฝ♂️ Sri Ramakrishna used to encourage everybody to practise meditation. A person falls from spiritual life, if he does not practise meditation regularly. The Master asked his guru Tota Puri: “You have attained perfection, so why do you still practise meditation?” Pointing to his shining brass pot, Tota Puri replied: “If you do not clean brass every day, it will be covered with stains”. The Master used to say: “The sign of true meditation is that one forgets one's surroundings and body. One will not feel even a crow sitting on one's head”. Sri Ramakrishna attained that state. Once while he was meditating in the natmandir, a crow sat on his head and he did not know it.
The temple garden of Dakshineswar, which Rani Rasmani had built, provided everything Sri Ramakrishna needed for practising sadhana. If you have true faith, love, and devotion, God will provide everything you need. …
The Master used to say that there should not be any theft [that is, hypocrisy] in the inner chamber of the heart. He had great affection for the simple-hearted. He used to say: “I don't care for flattery. I love the person, who calls on God sincerely”. The Master also said that all impurities of the mind disappear by calling on God with a sincere heart.
The Master used to say: “Wherever there is extreme longing, God reveals Himself more”. He also said to some people, while pointing to himself: “Have love for this. That will do”. Oh! Such a wonderful play is over!
(Swami Chetanananda “Ramakrishna: As We Saw Him”, Swami Brahmananda, The Master’s Spiritual Instructions)
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