Ramakrishna saw other religions, <br />As different spiritual paths, <br />But they all spoke of one God, <br />By various names of the Lord. <br /> <br />At one stage, he did consider, <br />His wife also as a Divine Mother, <br />That was an extreme step to treat <br />Any woman as goddess incarnate. <br /> <br />He found a Universal Religion, <br />With an acceptable doctrine, <br />That he gave it as a total solution <br />For any religious confrontation. <br /> <br />Those who took him mad, <br />Later on, they worshiped <br />This man as a great saint, <br />Not as an ordinary priest. <br /> <br />He invited more youngsters <br />For all humanitarian services <br />And devotional ones as well. <br />Many responded to his call. <br /> <br />One such young man was <br />Narendra, the gracious, <br />Who went there to meet <br />And surrender at his feet. <br /> <br />At first, Narendra sang, <br />Before the Saint a song, <br />That was a binding force <br />Between those two hearts. <br /> <br />The Saint embraced him <br />And remarked at him, <br />“I know you’ll come <br />To meet me this time.” <br /> <br />“Have you ever seen God? <br />Once, like this Narendra asked. <br />The saint smilingly replied, <br />“Yes, I’ve seen God.” <br /> <br />Narendra fainted at once, <br />When the Saint, in trance, <br />Just stroked his chest <br />A divine vision to create. <br /> <br />Narendra had a glimpse <br />Of his life, both previous <br />As well as present one, <br />As a strange inner vision. <br /> <br />Thereafter, they came closer <br />In contacts with each other <br />And became inseparable <br />As Master and disciple.<br /><br />Rajaram Ramachandran<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/10-vivekananda-guru-ramakrishna-ii/
