Nirvana Magazine (Jan 2021 - Mar 2021) Issue 108

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The Stalwarts of our Order - III Swami Virajananda 'The first of the second generation of monks of the Ramakrishna Order ' Once Swami Vivekananda asked to two of his disciples to go to the East Bengal (presently Bangladesh) to go and preach the gospel of sublime spiritual life. “But what do I know that I can speak of?” said Kalikrishna, who became Swami Virajananda, the sixth president of Ramakrishna order. Swami Vivekananda then told them the words that got imprinted in the hearts of his disciples forever. Swamiji said: “All right. Stand up and say that you do not know anything. To admit that you do not know anything is itself a great teaching. The feeling that “I know everything” comes from ignorance. Look here, if you seek your own salvation, you will surely go to hell, but if you work for the salvation of others, you will become liberated this moment’*

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