Guest guest Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Teachings of Swami Vivekananda Ethics always says, "Not I, but thou." Its motto is, "Not self, but non-self." The vain ideas of individualism to which man clings when he is trying to find that Infinite Power, or that Infinite Pleasure through the senses, have to be given up, say the laws of ethics. You have to put yourself last, and others before you. The senses say, "Myself first." Ethics says "I must hold myself last." Thus, all codes of ethics are based upon this renunciation; destruction, not construction, of the individual on the material plane. That Infinite will never find expression upon the material plane, nor is it possible or thinkable. (II. 62-63) Source: The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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