Guest guest Posted May 4, 2004 Report Share Posted May 4, 2004 MEDITATE WHILE YOU WORK : A NEW PATH FOR A NEW AGE (19) Swami Ashokananda (continued) Now, you should not confuse the Swami's concept of worship of man with social service or with doing good to others. All those things are included in it; but it is something more. Swami Vivekananda never forgot that man is continually reaching towards divinity. Whatever a human being is doing here, even stealing, even murdering, is actually reaching towards God. He wrote in one of his Bengali poems that when the thief steals or the murderer kills he is actually reaching towards God in love, though he does not know it. Of course we say, 'Well, that's going a bit too far'. But then we don't know much. It is only an expert who knows. In medical matters you will admit your ignorance and will accept a doctor's word. But when it comes to studying the human mind and the movements of the human soul, we think we know everything, we don't need an expert. Experts, however see rightly: they see that all beings are furiously moving towards the realization of their own divinity - that is all they are doing. (to be continued) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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