The pure at heart shall see God. The pure-minded alone realise the soul. And he who has realised the soul has no more fear. When Swami Abhedananda and myself were practising tapasya at Rikshikesh, we found a practical example of this fearlessness which comes out of realisation. There was a sanyasin on the opposite bank of the river. He was suddenly seized by a tiger. Even while in its jaws, he was shouting 'Soham, soham'. We could distinctly hear his triumphant shouts. It continued to the very end. We narrated this to Swami Vivekananda. He has mentioned it in one of his lectures. – Swami Nirmalananda *Source:* Swami Nirmalananda: His Life and Mission by Thulaseetheerthan