CONQUERING FEAR
As long as we believe ourselves to be even the least different from God, fear remains with us; but when we know ourselves to be the One, fear goes; of what can we be afraid? SWAMI VIVEKANANDA Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
ENLIGHTENED
Delusion will vanish as the light becomes more and more effulgent, load after load of ignorance will vanish, and then will come a time when all else has disappeared and the sun alone shines. SWAMI VIVEKANANDA Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, May 22, 2009
LOVE ALL
Come out into the universe of Light. Everything in the universe is yours, stretch out your arms and embrace it with love. If you ever felt you wanted to do that, you have felt God. SWAMI VIVEKANANDA Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
FORWARD-LOOKING
Do not look back upon what has been done. Go ahead! SWAMI VIVEKANANDA Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, May 18, 2009
NOTHING LESS, NOTHING MORE
With the thirst, the longing for God, comes real devotion, real bhakti. Who has the longing? That is the question. Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda, 2.43. Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, May 15, 2009
DUTY-BOUND
By doing well the duty which is nearest to us, the duty which is in our hands now, we make ourselves stronger; and improving our strength in this manner step by step, we may reach a state in which it shall be our privilege to do the most coveted and honored duties in life and in society. SWAMI... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
PICK AND CHOOSE
Books are infinite in number and time is short. The secret of knowledge is to take what is essential. Take that and try to live up to it. SWAMI VIVEKANANDA Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
YEN FOR FREEDOM
Blows are what awaken us and help to break the dream. They show us the insufficiency of this world and make us long to escape, to have freedom. SWAMI VIVEKANANDA Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
BRACE YOURSELF
Be strong! Don’t talk of ghosts and devils. We are the living devils. The sign of life is strength and growth. The sign of death is weakness. Whatever is weak, avoid! It is death. If it is strength, go down into hell and get hold of it! There is salvation only for the brave. SWAMI VIVEKANANDA Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, May 4, 2009
BLESSED AND POWERFUL
Bless people when they revile you. Think how much good they are doing by helping to stamp out the false ego. Hold fast to the real Self. Think only pure thoughts, and you will accomplish more than a regiment of mere preachers. Out of purity and silence comes the word of power. SWAMI VIVEKANANDA Sign in to see full entry.