Guest guest Posted August 1, 1999 Report Share Posted August 1, 1999 From Swami Vivekananda re suffering: " Thinking all the time that we are diseased, will not cure us; medicine is necessary. Being reminded of weakness does not help much. Give strength, and strength does not come by thinking of weakness, all the time. The remedy for weakness is not brooding over weakness, but thinking of strength. " Either in this world or in the world of religion, it is true that fear is the sure cause of degradation and sin. It is fear that brings misery, fear that brings death, fear that breeds evil. And what causes fear? Ignorance of our own nature. Each of us is heir-apparent to the Emperor of Emperors. " Know that all sins and all evils can be summed up in that one word --- weakness. It is weakness that is the motive-power in all evil-doing. It is weakness that is the source of all selfishness. It is weakness that makes men injure others. It is weakness that makes them manifest what they are not in reality. " -Swami Vivekananda http://members.aol.com/JodyHolly1/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 1999 Report Share Posted August 2, 1999 Namaste Jody Thanks for the beautiful quotes. They make my day. Regards. Om Shanti Kathi > > Premadevi [sMTP:Premadevi] > Monday, August 02, 1999 7:45 AM > Ramakrishna > [ramakrishna] Vivekananda > > Premadevi > > From Swami Vivekananda re suffering: > > " Thinking all the time that we are diseased, will not cure us; medicine is > > necessary. Being reminded of weakness does not help much. Give strength, > and > strength does not come by thinking of weakness, all the time. The remedy > for > weakness is not brooding over weakness, but thinking of strength. > > " Either in this world or in the world of religion, it is true that fear is > > the sure cause of degradation and sin. It is fear that brings misery, fear > > that brings death, fear that breeds evil. And what causes fear? Ignorance > of > our own nature. Each of us is heir-apparent to the Emperor of Emperors. > > " Know that all sins and all evils can be summed up in that one word --- > weakness. It is weakness that is the motive-power in all evil-doing. It is > > weakness that is the source of all selfishness. It is weakness that makes > men > injure others. It is weakness that makes them manifest what they are not > in > reality. " > > -Swami Vivekananda > > http://members.aol.com/JodyHolly1/index.html > > --------------------------- ONElist Sponsor ---------------------------- > > Congratulations DALMATIANRESCUE. Our latest ONElist of the week. > To see full story and submit YOUR ONElist story, go to > /info/ootw_19.html > > ------ > Sri Ramakrishnaye Namah > Vivekananda Centre London > http://www.btinternet.com/~vivekananda/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 1999 Report Share Posted August 2, 1999 In a message dated 8/2/99 2:52:53 AM Pacific Daylight Time, kathirasan writes: << Namaste Jody Thanks for the beautiful quotes. They make my day. Regards. Om Shanti Kathi >> Thanks Kathi! Isn't our Swamiji simply wonderful? Peace! Jody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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