Guest guest Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 Teachings of Swami Vivekananda This "I and mine" causes the whole misery. With the sense of possession comes selfishness, and selfishness brings on misery. Every act of selfishness or thought of selfishness makes us attached to something, and immediately we are made slaves. Each wave in the Chitta that says "I and mine", immediately puts a chain round us and makes us slaves; and the more we say "I and mine" the more slavery grows, the more misery increases. Therefore, Karma-Yoga tells us to enjoy the beauty of all the pictures in the world but not to identify ourselves with any of them. (I. 100) Source: The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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