Guest guest Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 Teachings of Swami Vivekananda In some oil mills in India, bullocks are used that go round and round to grind the oilseed. There is a yoke on the bullocks neck. They have a piece of wood protruding from the yoke, and on that is fastened a wisp of straw. The bullock is blindfolded in such a way that it can only look forward, and so it stretches its neck to get at the straw; and in doing so, it pushes the piece of wood out a little further; and it makes another attempt with the same result, and yet another, and so on. It never catches the straw, but goes round and round in the hope of getting it, and in so doing grinds out the oil. In the same way, you and I who are born slaves of nature, money and wealth, wives and children, are always chasing a wisp of straw, a mere chimera, and getting through an innumerable round of lives without obtaining what we seek. The great dream is love, we are all going to love and be loved, we are all going to be happy and never meet with misery, but the more we go towards happiness, the more it goes away from us. (I. 408) Source: The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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