Guest guest Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Teachings of Swami Vivekananda It is not that when a man becomes free, he will stop and become a dead lump; but he will be more active than any other being, because every other being acts only under compulsion, he alone through freedom. (V. 286) Liberation means entire freedom - freedom from the bondage of good, as well as from the bondage of evil. A golden chain is as much a chain as an iron one. (I. 55) You must retain great strength in you mind and words. "I am low, I am low," repeating these ideas in the mind, man belittles and degrades himself. Therefore the shastras say: "He who thinks himself free, free he becomes; he who thinks himself bound, bound he remains" - this popular saying "As one thinks, so one becomes" is true. He alone who is always awake to the ideas of freedom, becomes free; he who thinks he is bound, endures life after life in the state of bondage. (VII. 135) Salvation means knowing the Truth. We do not become anything; we are what we are. Salvation (comes) by faith and not by work. It is a question of knowledge! You must know what you are, and it is done. (I. 512) Source: The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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