Nothing is gained except by sacrifice…. The holiest function of our human consciousness, the noblest, do not make it unclean! Do not degrade it to the level of the brutes…. Make yourselves decent men! …
April 4: Conditions of Success
Work on this line at present… Know that every time you feel weak, you not only hurt yourself but also the Cause. Infinite faith and strength are the only conditions of success. (p.77-8, C.W. Vol.5, …
Katha Upanishad 2.1.3
How can we know the Knower येन रूपं रसं गन्धं शब्दान् स्पर्शाꣳश्च मैथुनान् ।एतेनैव विजानाति किमत्र परिशिष्यते । एतद्वै तत् ॥ ३॥ yena rūpaṃ rasaṃ gandhaṃ śabdān sparśāgͫśca maithunān .etenaiva …
April 3: Don’t Give up God
We all struggle … If we cannot reach the Absolute, we will get somewhere, and it will be better than we are now. (p.233, C.W Vol.4, ‘Meditation’ Lecture delivered by Swamiji at the Washington Hall, …
Katha Upanishad 2.1.2
Infinite not to be found in the Finite पराचः कामाननुयन्ति बाला-स्ते मृत्योर्यन्ति विततस्य पाशम् ।अथ धीरा अमृतत्वं विदित्वाध्रुवमध्रुवेष्विह न प्रार्थयन्ते ॥ २॥ parācaḥ kāmānanuyanti bālā-ste …
Katha Upanishad 2.1.1
Look within to become Immortal पराञ्चि खानि व्यतृणत् स्वयम्भू-स्तस्मात्पराङ्पश्यति नान्तरात्मन् ।कश्चिद्धीरः प्रत्यगात्मानमैक्ष-दावृत्तचक्षुरमृतत्वमिच्छन् ॥ १॥ parāñci khāni vyatṛṇat …