The concept of God is a fundamental element in the human constitution.
In the Vedanta, Sat-chit-ananda (Existence - Knowledge - Bliss) is the highest concept of God possible to the mind.
It is the essence of knowledge and is by its nature the essence of bliss.
We have been stifling that inner voice long enough, seeking to follow law and quiet the human nature, but there is that human instinct to rebel against nature's laws. We may not understand what the meaning is, but there is that unconscious struggle of the human with the spiritual, of the lower with the higher mind, and the struggle attempts to preserve one's separate life, what we call our "individuality".
- Swami Vivekananda,
Lecture in New York
In the Vedanta, Sat-chit-ananda (Existence - Knowledge - Bliss) is the highest concept of God possible to the mind.
It is the essence of knowledge and is by its nature the essence of bliss.
We have been stifling that inner voice long enough, seeking to follow law and quiet the human nature, but there is that human instinct to rebel against nature's laws. We may not understand what the meaning is, but there is that unconscious struggle of the human with the spiritual, of the lower with the higher mind, and the struggle attempts to preserve one's separate life, what we call our "individuality".
- Swami Vivekananda,
Lecture in New York
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