More words of wisdom from Vivekananda:
- Until the inner teacher opens, all outside teaching is in vain. page 21
- We are the living books and books are but the words we have spoken page 38
- Concentration on the powers of the mind is our only instrument to help us see God. If you know one soul ( your own), you know all souls, past, present, and to come....The concentrated mind is a lamp that shows us every corner of the soul. page 40
- The word God has been used from time immemorial, and the idea of this cosmic intelligence, and all that is great and holy, is associated with it. page 41
- What is the God of Vedanta? He is principle, not person. ...The absolute God of the universe, the creator, preserver, and destroyer of the universe, is impersonal; principle...The Lord is all blissfulness. He is the reality behind all that exists. He is the goodness, the truth in everything. You are His incarnations. That is what is glorious. The nearer you are to Him, the less you will have occassions to cry or weep.
- God is the infinite, impersonal being-ever existent, unchanging, immortal, fearless; and you are all His incarnations, His embodiments. This is the God of Vedanta, and His heaven is everywhere. page 43
- Be grateful to him who curses you, for he gives you a mirror to show what cursing is, also a chance to practice self-restraint; so bless him and be glad. Without exercise, power cannot come out; without the mirror, we cannot see ourselves...page 47
Swami Vivekananda ( 2019) Meditation and Its Methods. General Press ( Kindle Edition)
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