Thursday, January 5, 2012

In the presence of God

Swami Vivekananda was a great Hindu saint and philosopher. When he was very young, he had several problems at home. He went to a saint called Ramakrishna. He told him about his problems. Ramakrishna advised Vivekananda to go to the nearby Kali (hindu goddess) temple and pray to her for help.

Vivekananda followed Ramakrishna's advice. When he reached the temple and saw the idol of goddess Kali, he forgot his troubles and just stood there as though mesmerized. He tried to go back to the temple several times, and each time he was unable to ask goddess Kali for help. He was just blissful to be in her presence.

The same thing happened when Sudama went to meet Krishna.



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