River and the sea

Once a person asked Swami Ramdas, “ Swami, are you a realized soul or not? If you are a realized soul why do you continue to chant the divine name? Afterall the purpose of any sadhana is attainment of liberation. If that goal is reached, what is the point of continuing with the chanting?”
Swami Ramdas was in a delta region where a river joined with the sea, at that time. He asked that person, “ Do you see this river? Where is it headed?”.
That person replied “To the sea”
“ Has it merged with the sea?”
“Yes! It has”
“ Still, the river continues to run towards the sea. My state is similar to that!”