Guest guest Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Teachings of Swami Vivekananda If conformity is the law of the universe, every part of the universe must have been built on the same plan as the whole. So we naturally think that behind the gross material form which we call this universe of ours, there must be a universe of finer matter, which we call thought, and behind that there must be a Soul, which makes all this thought possible, which commands, which is the enthroned king of this universe. That soul which is behind each mind and each body is called "Pratyagatman", the individual Atman, and that Soul which is behind the universe as its guide, ruler and governor, is God. (II. 425) Whatever may be the position of Philosophy, whatever may be the position of Metaphysics, so long as there is such a thing as death in the world, so long as there is such a thing as weakness in the human heart, so long as there is a cry going out of the heart of man in his very weakness, there shall be a faith in God. (I. 22) Source: The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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