One day Sri Ramakrishna was at the bathing ghat, watching the Ganges in an ecstatic mood. Two boats were at the ghat and the boatmen were quarrelling. Suddenly the stronger man gave the weaker one a heavy blow on the back. Sri Ramakrishna immediately cried out in pain. Hriday heard it from the Kali temple and came running. He saw that the Master’s back had become red and swollen. Beside himself with anger, Hriday repeatedly said, “Uncle, show me the man who has beaten you; I will chop off his head.” When the Master calmed down a little, Hriday was amazed to hear from him how he had felt the pain and gotten the marks on his back from the boatmen’s fight. This incident illustrates Sri Ramakrishna’s experience of Oneness, which is the goal of Advaita Vedanta.