Anything that is in space has form. Space itself has form. Either you are in space, or space is in you. The soul is beyond all space. Space is in the soul, not the soul in space. Form is …
How to Become Free – Swami Vivekananda
All things in nature work according to law. Nothing is excepted. The mind as well as everything in external nature is governed and controlled by law. Internal and external nature, mind and matter, …
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The Reality and Shadow – Swami Vivekananda
That which differentiates one thing from another is time, space, and causation. The differentiation is in the form, not in the substance. You may destroy the form and it disappears for ever; but …
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On Jnana-Yoga – Swami Vivekananda
First, meditation should be of a negative nature. Think away everything. Analyse everything that comes in the mind by the sheer action of the will. Next, assert what we really are — existence, …
On Bhakti-Yoga – Swami Vivekananda
Bhakti-Yoga is the path of systematised devotion for the attainment of union with the Absolute. It is the easiest and surest path to religion or realisation. Love to God is the one essential to be …
On Raja-Yoga – Swami Vivekananda
The first stage of Yoga is Yama. To master Yama five things are necessary: (1) Non-injuring any being by thought, word, and deed. (2) Speaking the truth in thought, word, and deed (3) …