Guest guest Posted March 16, 2000 Report Share Posted March 16, 2000 Let people have all the mythology they want, with its beautiful inspirations; for you must always bear in mind that emotional natures do not care for abstract definitions of the truth. God to them is something tangible, the only thing that is real; they feel, hear, and see Him, and love Him. Let them have their God. Your rationalist seems to them to be like the fool who, when he saw a beautiful statue, wanted to break it to find out of what material it was made. Bhakti-Yoga teaches them how to love, without any ulterior motives, and loving the good because it is good to so, not for going to heaven, nor to get children, wealth, anything else. It teaches them that love itself is the highest recompense of love-that God Himself is love. It teaches them to pay all kinds of tribute to God as the Creator, the Omnipresent, Omniscient, Almighty Ruler, the Father and the Mother. -- ______________________________ Sorry, a mistake from yesterday, we are continuing: The Ideal of a Universal Religion This is a part of a daily study of the lectures and writings of Swami Vivekananda. All lectures are sent out in sequenced form, as he spoke them. Please tell a friend about this Vivekananda Mailing list and study group. To or send a message to sarada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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