Faith, faith, faith in ourselves, faith, faith in God, this is the secret of greatness. If you have faith in all the three hundred and thirty millions of your mythological Gods, and in all the Gods which foreigners have now and again introduced into your midst, and still have no faith in yourselves, there is no salvation for you.
Saturday, April 20, 2013
QUOTES FROM SWAMI VIVEKANANDA2
The history of the world is the history of a few men who had faith in themselves. That faith calls the divinity within. You can do anything. You fail only when you do not strive sufficiently to manifest infinite power. As soon as a man or a nation loses faith, death comes.
QUOTES FROM SWAMI VIVEKANANDA1
He is an atheist who does not believe in himself. The old religions said that he was an atheist who did not believe in God. The new religion says that he is an atheist who does not believe in himself.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
WHO CAN TELL?
TAKE the case of a patient. Nature has almost
cured him, when the physician prescribes a herb
and asks him to drink its juice. After taking the
medicine he is completely cured. Now, is the
patient cured by the medicine'? Or does he get well
by himself? Who can tell?
Lakshmana said to Lava and Kusa, "You are mere
children, you don't know Rama's power. At the
touch of His feet, Ahalya31, who had been turned
into a stone, got back her human form." Lava and
Kusa said, "Revered sir, we know that! We have
heard the story, The stone became Ahalya because
of the power of the holy man's words. The sage
Gautama said to her: 'In the Tretayuga, Rama will
pass this hermitage. You will become a human
being again at the touch of His feet."
Now, who can tell whether the miracle happened
in order that the sage's words should be fulfilled or
on account of Rama's holiness?
cured him, when the physician prescribes a herb
and asks him to drink its juice. After taking the
medicine he is completely cured. Now, is the
patient cured by the medicine'? Or does he get well
by himself? Who can tell?
Lakshmana said to Lava and Kusa, "You are mere
children, you don't know Rama's power. At the
touch of His feet, Ahalya31, who had been turned
into a stone, got back her human form." Lava and
Kusa said, "Revered sir, we know that! We have
heard the story, The stone became Ahalya because
of the power of the holy man's words. The sage
Gautama said to her: 'In the Tretayuga, Rama will
pass this hermitage. You will become a human
being again at the touch of His feet."
Now, who can tell whether the miracle happened
in order that the sage's words should be fulfilled or
on account of Rama's holiness?
HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THAT?
ONE must believe in the Divine Presence in the
image.
Once I went to Vishnupur. The Raja of that place
has several fine temples. In one of them there is an
image of the Divine Mother, called Mrinmayi.
There are several lakes near the temple, known as
the Lalbandh, Krishnabandh, and so on. In the
water of one of the lakes I could smell the
ointments that women use for their hair. How do
you explain that? I didn't know at that time that the
woman devotees offer ointments to the Goddess
Mrinmayi while visiting Her temple. Near the lake I
went into samadhi, though I had not yet seen the
image in the temple. In that state I saw the divine
form from the waist up, rising from the water.
image.
Once I went to Vishnupur. The Raja of that place
has several fine temples. In one of them there is an
image of the Divine Mother, called Mrinmayi.
There are several lakes near the temple, known as
the Lalbandh, Krishnabandh, and so on. In the
water of one of the lakes I could smell the
ointments that women use for their hair. How do
you explain that? I didn't know at that time that the
woman devotees offer ointments to the Goddess
Mrinmayi while visiting Her temple. Near the lake I
went into samadhi, though I had not yet seen the
image in the temple. In that state I saw the divine
form from the waist up, rising from the water.
WHEN GOD LAUGHS
GOD laughs on two occasions. He laughs when
the physician says to the patient's mother, "Don't
be afraid, mother, I shall certainly cure your boy."
God laughs saying to Himself, "I am going to take
his life, and this man says he will save it!" The
physician thinks he is the master, forgetting that
God is the Master. God laughs again when two
brothers divide their land with a string, saying to
each other, "This side is mine, that side is yours."
He laughs and says to Himself, "The universe
belongs to Me, but they say they own this portion
or that portion,"
the physician says to the patient's mother, "Don't
be afraid, mother, I shall certainly cure your boy."
God laughs saying to Himself, "I am going to take
his life, and this man says he will save it!" The
physician thinks he is the master, forgetting that
God is the Master. God laughs again when two
brothers divide their land with a string, saying to
each other, "This side is mine, that side is yours."
He laughs and says to Himself, "The universe
belongs to Me, but they say they own this portion
or that portion,"
WHY NOT THROUGH A MAN?
IT is God Himself who plays about as human
beings. If God can be worshipped through a clay
image why not through a man?
Once a merchant was shipwrecked. He floated to
the shore of Ceylon, where Vibhishana was the
king of the monsters. Vibhishana ordered his
servants to bring the merchant to him. At the sight
of him Vibhishana was overwhelmed with joy and
said: "Ah! He looks like my Rama. The same
human form!" He adorned the merchant with
robes and jewels, and worshipped him. When I
first heard this story, 1 felt such joy that I cannot
describe it.
beings. If God can be worshipped through a clay
image why not through a man?
Once a merchant was shipwrecked. He floated to
the shore of Ceylon, where Vibhishana was the
king of the monsters. Vibhishana ordered his
servants to bring the merchant to him. At the sight
of him Vibhishana was overwhelmed with joy and
said: "Ah! He looks like my Rama. The same
human form!" He adorned the merchant with
robes and jewels, and worshipped him. When I
first heard this story, 1 felt such joy that I cannot
describe it.
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