Do your work as worship without attachment to results – Vivekananda The only way to rise is by doing the duty next to us, and thus gathering strength go on until we reach the highest state. There is a sage in India, a great Yogi, one of the most wonderful men I have ever […]
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Duty and Love go together – Vivekananda
Duty and Love go together – Vivekananda Duty is seldom sweet. It is only when love greases its wheels that it runs smoothly; it is a continuous friction otherwise. How else could parents do their duties to their children, husbands to their wives, and vice versa? Do we not meet with cases of friction […]
Duty not universally same – Vivekananda
Duty not universally same – Vivekananda The Bhagavad-Gita frequently alludes to duties dependent upon birth and position in life. Birth and position in life and in society largely determine the mental and moral attitude of individuals towards the various activities of life. It is therefore our duty to do that work which will exalt […]
What is Duty – Vivekananda
What is Duty – Vivekananda The idea of duty is different in different nations. The Hindu says what is in the Vedas is his duty; the Mohammedan says what is written in his book, the Koran, is his duty; and the Christian says what is in the Bible is his duty. We find that there […]
Meditation Breathing Preliminaries – Viv
Meditation Breathing Preliminaries – Vivekananda The greater part of the practical lessons which the Yogi gives us is in the mind, the power of concentration and meditation…. We have become so materialistic. When we think of ourselves, we find only the body. The body has become the ideal, nothing else. Therefore a little physical help […]
Non-injuring Yogi – Vivekananda
Non-injuring Yogi By Swami Vivekananda Non-injuring has to be attained by him who wants to be free. No one is more powerful than he who has attained perfect non-injuring. No one could fight, no one could quarrel, in his presence. Yes, his very presence, and nothing else, means peace, means love wherever he may be. Nobody […]
Systematic development of the mind : Bre...
Systematic development of the mind : Breathing In training the mind the first step is to begin with the breathing. Regular breathing puts the body in a harmonious condition; and it is then easier to reach the mind. In practicing breathing, the first thing to consider is Âsana or posture. Any posture in which […]
Systematic development of mind : Concent...
Systematic development of mind : Concentration The main difference between men and the animals is the difference in their power of concentration. All success in any line of work is the result of this. Everybody knows something about concentration. We see its results every day. High achievements in art, music, etc., are the results […]
Symbols and Rituals are universal – Vive
Symbols and Rituals are universal – Vivekananda Before considering further how devotion to duty helps us in our spiritual progress, let me place before you in a brief compass another aspect of what we in India mean by Karma. In every religion there are three parts: philosophy, mythology, and ritual. Philosophy, of course, is the […]
Karma : Actions and Results – Vivekanan
Karma : Actions and Results – Vivekananda According to Karma Yoga, the action one has done cannot be destroyed until it has borne its fruit; no power in nature can stop it from yielding its results. If I do an evil action, I must suffer for it; there is no power in this universe […]
Why do good actions and not evil actions...
Why do good actions and not evil actions – Vivekananda Just as every action that emanates from us comes back to us as reaction, even so our actions may act on other people and theirs on us. Perhaps all of you have observed it as a fact that when persons do evil actions, they […]
Obsession and Fanaticism are opposed to ...
Obsession and Fanaticism are opposed to Love – Vivekananda There was a poor man who wanted some money; and somehow he had heard that if he could get hold of a ghost (genie), he might command him to bring money or anything else he liked; so he was very anxious to get hold of […]