Vivekananda Mailing List- 7/6/02

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The Vedantist says, the cause of all that is apparently evil is the

limitation of the unlimited. The love which gets limited into little

channels and seems to be evil eventually comes out at the other end

and manifests itself as God. The Vedanta also says that the cause of

all this apparent evil is in ourselves. Do not blame any supernatural

being, neither be hopeless and despondent, nor think we are in a

place from which we can never escape unless someone comes and lends

us a helping hand. That cannot be, says the Vedanta. We are like

silkworms; we make the thread out of our own substance and spin the

cocoon, and in course of time are imprisoned inside. But this is not

for ever. In that cocoon we shall develop spiritual realization, and

like the butterfly come out free.