All important realisation
Any sect that may help you to realize God is welcome. Religion means the realizing of God- Swami Vivekananda Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Charity
The idea of mercy and selfless charity can be put into practice by looking upon work as "worship" in case we believe in a Personal God. Here we give up all the fruits of our work unto the Lord, and worshipping him thus, we have no right to expect anything from others for the work we do- Swami... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Patience pays
Have patience, my son. The work will grow beyond all your expectations.... Every work has to pass through hundreds of difficulties before succeeding. Those that persevere will see the light, sooner or later- Swami Vivekananda Letter to Alasinga Perumal. From USA: February 17, 1896. Complete Works,... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Reach the Lord
"Be brave and be sincere; then follow any path with devotion, and you must reach God. Once lay hold of one link of the chain, and the whole chain must come by degrees. Water the roots of the tree (that is, reach the Lord), and the whole tree is watered. Getting the Lord, we get all"- Swami... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Real bliss
"If I do not find bliss in the life of the Spirit, shall I seek satisfaction in the life of the senses? If I cannot get nectar, should I fall back upon ditch water?"-Swami Vivekananda Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, November 14, 2008
Thy kingdom come
"All that is real in me is God; all that is real in God is I. The gulf between God and me is thus bridged. Thus by knowing God, we find that the kingdom of heaven is within us"- Swami Vivekananda Sign in to see full entry.
Eternal truth
All truth is eternal. Truth is nobody's property;no race no individual can lay any exclusive claim to it. Truth is the nature of all souls- Swami Vivekananda Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Digestible and palatable
I want to give them dry, hard reason, softened in the sweetest syrup of love and made spicy with intense work, and cooked in the kitchen of yoga, so that even a baby can easily digest it- Swami Vivekananda Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
The Soul
"After every happiness comes misery; they may be far apart or near. The more advanced the soul, the more quickly does one follow the other. What we want is neither happiness nor misery. Both make us forget our true nature; both are chains--one iron, one gold; behind both is the Soul, who knows... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Common Thread
"I am the thread that runs through all these pearls," and each pearl is a religion or even a sect thereof. Such are the different pearls, and God is the thread that runs through all of them; most people, however, are entirely unconscious of it.- Swami Vivekananda Sign in to see full entry.