Guest guest Posted January 11, 2000 Report Share Posted January 11, 2000 One of the List members- Colette has requested for a book. May I request any member who resides in Australia to guide us as to where to buy the book:- Practical Vedanta (this book has 4 talks given by Swami Vivekananda in London in 1896). The book is from Advaita Ashrama Calcutta............jay - Colette <colette 10 January 2000 23:05 [selfknow-l] Vivekananda > Hello. Please tell me which book this wonderful quote is in? And another which helped me so much .. I must get this book .. > > Thankyou, > > Colette > > >From talk given by Swami Vivekananda in London -1896. > > " And this is the practical side of Vedanta. It does not destroy the world, > but it explains it, it does not destroy the person but explains him; it does > not destroy the individuality, but plains it by showing the real > individuality. It does not show that this world is vain and does not exist, > but it says 'Understand what this world is, so that it may not hurt you'. > > Vivekananda Centre wrote: > > > " Vivekananda Centre " <vivekananda > > > > Taken from Lecture given in London in 1896 by Vivekananda > > > > The whole universe is one person; let go the little things. Give up the > > small for the infinite.., give up small enjoyments for infinite bliss. It is > > all yours, for the Impersonal includes the personal. So God is personal and > > impersonal at the same time. And Man, the Infinite, Impersonal Man is > > manifesting Himself as person. We the infinite have limited ourselves, as it > > were, into small parts. The Vedanta says that Infinity is our true nature; > > it will never vanish, it will abide for ever. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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