A few people in the world really try to do good. Others look on and applaud, and think that they themselves have done great good. Life is love, and when a man ceases to do good to others, he is dead …
October 13: Desire Blocks the Way
It is all Mother…. All men are good. Only we cannot reach all…. I am never going to teach anymore. Who am I that I should teach anyone? (p.3-4, Vol.5, New Discoveries, Sister Nivedita describing …
October 11: “I Have Never Retreated in a Fight”
What will you achieve by mere reasoning? Be restless for God and learn to love Him. Reason, mere intellectual knowledge, is like a man who can go only as far as the outer court of the house. But …
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October 10: A Devotee Cannot Live Without God
The whole thing is to love God and taste His sweetness. He is sweetness and the devotee is its enjoyer. The devotee drinks the sweet Bliss of God. Further, God is the lotus and the devotee the bee. …
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October 8:
Persevere on, my brave lads. We have only just begun. Never despond! Never say enough! (p.119, C.W Vol.5, Swamiji’s letter to Alasinga from London probably on Oct,1896) …
October 5: Make the Lord Our All in All
It is enough to know that everything depends on the grace of God. But one must pray to God; it will not do to remain inactive. The lawyer gives all the arguments and finishes his pleading by saying to …
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