Guest guest Posted December 8, 1999 Report Share Posted December 8, 1999 Vivekananda Centre London Practical Vedanta from talk by Swami Vivekananda in London 10th Nov 1896 There are two tendencies in human nature, one to harmonise the ideal with life and the other is to elevate the life to the ideal. It is a great thing to understand this, for the former tendency is the temptation of our lives. Vedanta though it is intensely practical, is always so in the sense of the ideal. In one word this 'ideal' is that you are divine. " Thou art that " . This is the essence of Vedanta; after all its ramifications and intellectual gymnastics you know the human soul to be pure and omniscient, you see that such superstitions as birth and death would be entire nonsense when spoken of in connection with the soul. So Vedanta says a man who does not believe in himself is an atheist. (not as in the old tradition of one who does not believe in God!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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