What makes men miserable?
Because they are slaves, bound by laws, puppets in the hand of nature, tumbled about like playthings.
We are continually taking care of this body that anything can knock down; and so we are living in a constant state of fear.
… …
How are we to free ourselves from this is the question.
Utilitarians say, "Don't talk of God and hereafter; we don't know anything of these things, let us live happily in this world."
I would be the first to do so if we could, but the world will not allow us. As long as you are a slave of nature, how can you?
The more you struggle, the more enveloped you become.
- Swami Vivekananda,
Addresses on Bhakti-Yoga, New York
Because they are slaves, bound by laws, puppets in the hand of nature, tumbled about like playthings.
We are continually taking care of this body that anything can knock down; and so we are living in a constant state of fear.
… …
How are we to free ourselves from this is the question.
Utilitarians say, "Don't talk of God and hereafter; we don't know anything of these things, let us live happily in this world."
I would be the first to do so if we could, but the world will not allow us. As long as you are a slave of nature, how can you?
The more you struggle, the more enveloped you become.
- Swami Vivekananda,
Addresses on Bhakti-Yoga, New York
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