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Radha’s Prem -Swami Sivananda
Scene 3
Act 1
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Murkha Raj: Oh, yes. Certainly. Jnana Dev: Did you think of that God all the time you were touring? Murkha Raj: No, why should I? I thought of him only when I had leisure and sometimes when I was in troubles or difficulties, as this morning when we were almost perishing in this wretched place without a cup of tea! Jnana Dev: If you were able to think of God always you could be free from all troubles, as in this instance, you got your tea in a short time after thinking of Him. If, as you say, He is Omnipresent, why can’t you think of Him always and everywhere and thus teach a practical way of worshipping Him to your countrymen? Murkha Raj: Our minds are not equal to that job. We have even otherwise so much to worry about that we can’t run after this God always! Jnana Dev: Well, when you did think of God at times of trouble, as you say, how did you conceive of His Omnipotence? Murkha Raj: I thought of Him in the form of Sri Krishna decorated with sweet-smelling flowers, flute in hand. That is just my artistic conception of beauty. After all, the human mind wants to perceive something beautiful, loathes the very sight of the ugly, terrible. As a painter and photographer I have always admired beauty. I have often had to paint for so many customers this particular form; Krishna, decorated with flowers and flute in one hand...... |
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