Guest guest Posted May 11, 2001 Report Share Posted May 11, 2001 Hi all, I remember reading about an incident in the life of the great Swami Vivekananda during his stay in the US. He had given an inspiring talk about the Infinite being the only reality when he was approached by a Western disciple with the question, "Swamiji, according to what you said, doesn't it follow that ultimately I am the Infinite?" But it seemed that Swami Vivekananda didn't like this question, because for some time thereafter he used to poke gentle fun at this devotee, like greeting him with, "Sooo, here comes the Infinite!", or, "Did the Infinite have a nice day today?" Paramahansa Yogananda, too, used to say that only when we can take in deadly poison without being affected by it have we earned the right to say that this world is an illusion, not before. Otherwise, this train of thought may just lead to false satisfaction, to the mistaken belief of having realized a truth while in actual fact one has only succeeded in fitting an intellectual concept into a mental framework he happens to feel satisfied with. Michael Suesserott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2001 Report Share Posted May 11, 2001 Beautiful, Mike! ) >I remember reading about an incident in the life of the great Swami >Vivekananda during his stay in the US. He had given an inspiring talk about >the Infinite being the only reality when he was approached by a Western >disciple with the question, "Swamiji, according to what you said, doesn't it >follow that ultimately I am the Infinite?" > >But it seemed that Swami Vivekananda didn't like this question, because for >some time thereafter he used to poke gentle fun at this devotee, like >greeting him with, "Sooo, here comes the Infinite!", or, "Did the Infinite >have a nice day today?" > >Paramahansa Yogananda, too, used to say that only when we can take in deadly >poison without being affected by it have we earned the right to say that >this world is an illusion, not before. Otherwise, this train of thought may >just lead to false satisfaction, to the mistaken belief of having realized a >truth while in actual fact one has only succeeded in fitting an intellectual >concept into a mental framework he happens to feel satisfied with. > >Michael Suesserott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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