Guest guest Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 Teachings of Swami Vivekananda Listen to Buddha's message--a tremendous message. It has a place in our heart. Says Buddha: "Root out selfishness, and everything that makes you selfish. Have neither wife, child nor family. Be not of the world; become perfectly unselfish." A worldly man thinks he will be unselfish, but when he looks at the face of his wife, it makes him selfish. The mother thinks she will be perfectly unselfish, but when she looks at her baby and immediately selfishness comes. So with everything in this world. As soon as selfish desires arise, as soon as some selfish pursuit is followed, immediately the whole man, the real man, is gone; he is like a brute, he is a slave, he forgets his fellow men. No more does he say, "You first and I afterwards", but it is "I first and let everyone else look out for himself." Source: The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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