Chapter (অধ্যায়): RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MASTERPage: 29 of 89
Saradamani oblivious of the outside world and
she had already entered a mood of partial ecstasy.
As he proceeded with the worship, Sri Ramakrishna
beckoned to her to sit on the seat arranged
for the Deity. In that semiconscious state, not
knowing what she was doing, Saradamani took
the seat reserved for the Mother. Sri Ramakrishna
went on with the procedure of the ritual. But it
was not long before he was in complete samadhi,
and so also was the one who was being
worshipped. In the stillness of the night both
worshipper and worshipped became merged in
the Absolute. Hours passed before either came
down to the plane of consciousness even in a faint
measure. After that Sri Ramakrishna finished the
rest of the ritual, dedicating the fruits of all his
past and present worship to the Deity. This was
the culmination of the sadhana of Sri Ramakrishna.
After this he performed no special form
of spiritual practice.
The Holy Mother lived at Dakshineswar for
another year after this worship. But what an
ordeal it was to stay with Sri Ramakrishna! Often
he would fall into samadhi and pass the whole
night in that state, and she had an anxious time.
One night Sri Ramakrishna was so deep in
samadhi that one might take him to be dead. In
great anxiety the Holy Mother had to send information
to others for help. It was a long time befor