An Interesting Conversation between Swami Ramakrishna and a visitor
This story is very interesting. A man visited Thakur Ji.
The man said, “O Thakur Ji, respects to Thee. You can see Goddess, Maa Kali. Thakur Ji smiles and nods in agreement, says “Yes”. He asks, “Can Thou make me see the opulent form of Mother?”. Thakur Ji smiled and asks, “If you give me your address, I shall tell Mother to render Her vision”. The man gives his address of his house. Listening the answer, Thakur Ji said, “O gentleman, this is the address of your house, I need ‘your’ address”. The man gives address of his shop. Thakur Ji said, “O gentleman, this is not your address. I need ‘your’ address. The place where Maa shall meet you”. The man was troubled. He gave the address of his workplace. Thakur Ji asked, “Who are you?” Then, he asked Thakur Ji, “You tell me my address”. Thakur Ji said, “How will I know your abode. You should remember your address.” The man asked, “You tell me your address, then I will try to judge mine.” Thakur Ji said, “Mother knows my address, I need not tell Her specifically.” He was confused.
Seeing the perplexed state, Thakur Ji smiled and said, “O dear, sit down and take a glass of cool water, settle down.” He continued, “You are neither the body nor the mind. You are the soul. Whatever you perceive through your senses, until and unless you live in your Soul, you will not get Maa Kali. Maa can be realized, when you will totally focus your mind on the Soul. Until you haven’t seen your Soul, you are a dead body.
We are not the physical body, we are the Soul.
Moral