Whenever anyone of you is sick

U.S.A.,

20th May, 1894.

MY DEAR SHARAT (SĀRADĀNANDA),

I am in receipt of your letter and am glad to learn that Shashi (Rāmakrishnānanda) is all right. Now I tell you a curious fact. Whenever anyone of you is sick, let him himself or anyone of you visualise him in your mind, and mentally say and strongly imagine that he is all right. That will cure him quickly. You can do it even without his knowledge, and even with thousands of miles between you. Remember it and do not be ill any more. You have received the money by this time. If you all like, you can give to Gopal Rs. 300/- from the amount I sent for the Math. I have no more to send now. I have to look after Madras now.

I cannot understand why Sānyāl is so miserable on account of his daughters’ marriage. After all, he is going to drag his daughters through the dirty Samsāra (world) which he himself wants to escape! I can have but one opinion of that—condemnation! I hate the very name of marriage, in regard to a boy or a girl. Do you mean to say that I have to help in putting someone into bondage, you fool! If my brother Mohin marries, I will throw him off. I am very decided about that.…

Yours in love,
VIVEKANANDA.