Guest guest Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 Teachings of Swami Vivekananda The heart's love is due to only One. To whom? To Him who never changeth. . . . So says Sri Krishna in the Gita. The Lord is the only one who never changes. His Love never fails. Wherever we are and whatever we do, He is ever and ever the same merciful, the same loving heart. He never changes. . . . We must love Him, and everyone that lives - only in and through Him. This is the keynote. (IV. 128-29) Gita teaches Karma Yoga, we should work through Yoga (concentration). In such concentration in action (Karma Yoga), there is no consciousness of the lower ego present. The consciousness that I am doing this and that is never present when one works through Yoga. The Western people do not understand this. They say that if there be no consciousness of ego, if this ego is gone, how then can a man work? But when one works with concentration, losing all consciousness of oneself, the work that is done will be infinitely better and this everyone may have experienced in his life. . . . The Gita teaches that all works should be done thus. He who is one with the Lord through Yoga performs all his works by becoming immersed in concentration and does no seek any personal benefit. Such a performance of work brings only good to the world, no evil can come out of it. Those who work thus never do anything for themselves. (V. 247-48) Source: The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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