Nama kirtan even after liberation

Name Article - 23rd April 2007

Nama kirtan even after liberation

Excerpts from discourse of Sri Sri Swamiji

Once a man asked Papa Ramadas,

"You are still chanting the Divine Name. Have you seen Bhagavaan?

If you have, then where is the need for continuing to do the japa?"

Papa Ramadas gave a wonderful answer, which I like very much. It was a place where a river was mingling with the sea.

Papa Ramadas asked him, "Has this river mingled with the sea?"

The man said, "Yes!"

Papa Ramadas, "Well! Is the river still flowing?"

The man, "Yes. It is still flowing."

Papa Ramadas, "You say that the river is flowing but also say that it has mingled with the sea. How is it possible?"

What a wonderful reply to the question put forth? Papa Ramadas explained his state with an apt illustration.