The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda/Volume 5/Epistles - First Series/XXIII Kidi
XXIII
U. S. A.
30th November, 1894.
Dear Kidi,
. . . As to the wonderful stories published about Shri Ramakrishna, I advise
you to keep clear of them and the fools who write them. They are true, but
the fools will make a mess of the whole thing, I am sure. He had a whole
world of knowledge to teach, why insist upon unnecessary things as miracles
really are! They do not prove anything. Matter does not prove Spirit. What
connection is there between the existence of God, Soul, or immortality, and
the working of miracles? . . . Preach Shri Ramakrishna. Pass the Cup that
has satisfied your thirst. . . . Preach Bhakti. Do not disturb your head
with metaphysical nonsense, and do not disturb others by your bigotry. . .
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Yours ever with blessings,
Vivekananda.