The Master's Grace

Swami Vivekananda

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By Priya Devi

Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 11:57

The Master's Grace is alive and all pervading despite His physical absence. An interesting episode in the life of Swami Vivekananda testifies Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa's Grace.

Swami Vivekananda guided his brother monks after Sri Ramakrishna shedding His body. During th e days in Baranagpore Monastery, the monks exposed themselves to severe austerities spending time only in meditation and other spiritual activities.

One day while they were engaged in a discussion, they decided to test the Master's Grace by refraining from going out to beg for alms, since they had taken up renunciation. “Let us see if the master will provide us with food as we have dropped everything on him"

The monks stuck to their resolve and spent their time in spiritual activities. They spent the whole day inside the monastery with nobody getting to know of their intention. Hence by the end of the day they all felt the menacing pangs of hunger.

Someone knocked at their door late in the night. Swami Vivekananda asked one of his brother monks to check who was there at the door and if he had anything in his hand.
To the surprise of all there was some other monk standing at the door with delicious food from the nearby Gopala temple! The monks then offered the food to their dear Master Sri Ramakrishna and partook of the food as prasad.

It was indeed more than a miracle. It was the Master's Grace!