Once when I was in Varanasi, I was passing through a place where there was a large tank of water on one side and high wall on the other. It was in the grounds where there were many monkeys. The monkeys of Varanasi are huge brutes and sometimes surly. They now took it into their heads not to allow me to pass through their street, so they howled and shrieked and clutched at my feet as I passed. As they pressed closer, I began to run, but the faster I ran, the faster came the monkeys, and they began to bite at me. It seemed impossible to escape, but just then I met a stranger who called to me, „Face the brutes‟. I turned and faced the monkeys, and they fell back and finally fled. That is the lesson for all life – face the terrible, face it boldly.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
QUOTES FROM SWAMI VIVEKANANDA 23
Let people say whatever they like, stick to your own convictions, and rest assured, the world will be at your feet. They say, „have faith in this fellow, or that fellow‟, but I say, „Have faith in yourself – all power is in you – be conscious and bring it out. Say, „I can do everything‟. „Even the poison of snake is powerless, if you can firmly deny it.‟
QUOTES FROM SWAMI VIVEKANANDA 22
Why weepest thou, brother? There is neither death, nor disease for thee. Why weepest thou, brother? There is neither misery, nor misfortune for thee. Why weepest thou, brother? Neither change nor death was predicted of thee. Thou art Existence Absolute. …… Be your own self.
QUOTES FROM SWAMI VIVEKANANDA 21
Be not in despair; the way is very difficult, like walking on the edge of a razor; yet despair not, arise, awake, and find the ideal, the goal.
Monday, May 6, 2013
QUOTES FROM SWAMI VIVEKANANDA 20
Can anything be done unless everybody exerts himself to his utmost? „It is the man of action, the lion-heart that the Goddess of Wealth resorts to.‟ No need of looking behind. FORWARD! We want infinite energy, infinite zeal, infinite courage, and infinite patience, then, only will great things be achieved.
QUOTES FROM SWAMI VIVEKANANDA 19
Come, do something heroic, Brother, what if you do not attain mukti, what if you suffer damnation a few times? Is the saying untrue: „There are some saints who, full of holiness in thought, word, and deed, please the whole world by their numerous beneficent acts, and who develop their own hearts by magnifying an atom of virtue in others as if it were as great a mountain.‟
QUOTES FROM SWAMI VIVEKANANDA 18
Death is better than a vegetating ignorant life; it is better to die on the battle-field than to live a life of defeat.
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