6 March :
6 Mar 1895 : Letter to Alasinga Perumal : Do not for a moment think the "Yankees" are practical in religion. In that the Hindu alone is practical, the Yankee in money-making, so that as soon as I depart, the whole thing will disappear. Therefore I want to have a solid ground under my feet before I depart. Every work should be made thorough. . . . You need not insist upon preaching Shri Ramakrishna. Propagate his ideas first, though I know the world always wants the Man first, then the idea. . . . Do not figure out big plans at first, but begin slowly, feel your ground, and proceed up and up. . . . Work on, my brave boys. We shall see the light some day.
6 Mar 1895 : Letter to Alasinga Perumal : Do not for a moment think the "Yankees" are practical in religion. In that the Hindu alone is practical, the Yankee in money-making, so that as soon as I depart, the whole thing will disappear. Therefore I want to have a solid ground under my feet before I depart. Every work should be made thorough. . . . You need not insist upon preaching Shri Ramakrishna. Propagate his ideas first, though I know the world always wants the Man first, then the idea. . . . Do not figure out big plans at first, but begin slowly, feel your ground, and proceed up and up. . . . Work on, my brave boys. We shall see the light some day.
Harmony and peace! . . . Let things slowly grow. Rome was not built in a
day. The Maharaja of Mysore is dead--one of our greatest hopes. Well!
the Lord is great. He will send others to help the cause.
6 Mar 1899
: Letter to Ishwar Chandra Ghosh : This winter I had made it a point of
visiting your part of the country. But my Karma will have otherwise. I
will have to wait to give myself the pleasure of visiting the seat of
civilisation of ancient Bengal.
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