Guest guest Posted October 15, 2000 Report Share Posted October 15, 2000 Portion from the book Vivekananda on the Vedas by Sister Gayatriprana...... (earlier postings can be seen at http://www.vivekananda.btinternet.co.uk/veda.htm) <.snip> Swami Vivekananda: There is no greater dharma that this service of living beings. If this dharma can be practiced in the real Spirit, then "liberation comes as a fruit in the very palm of one's hand." [shankaracharya: Hastamalaka]. Addressing Girish Babu now, Swami Vivekananda said, "Do you know, Girish Babu, it occurs to me that even if a thousand births have to be taken in order to relieve the sorrows of the world, surely I will take them. If by my doing that, even a single soul may have a little bit of his grief relieved, why, I will do it. What avails it at all to have only one's own liberation? Everyone should be taken along with oneself on that way. Can you say why a feeling like this comes up foremost in my mind? Girish Babu: Ah, otherwise why should Sri Ramakrishna declare you to be greater than all others in spiritual competence? (67) <snip> -------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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