All hatred is "killing the self by the self"; therefore, love is the law of life. To rise to this is to be perfect; but the more "perfect" we are, the less work can we do.
The Sattvika see and know that all this world is mere child's play and do not trouble themselves about that. We are not much disturbed when we see two puppies fighting and biting each other. We know it is not a serious matter.
The perfect one knows that this world is Maya.
Life is called Samsara -- it is the result of the conflicting forces acting upon us.
Materialism says, "The voice of freedom is a delusion."
Idealism says, "The voice that tells of bondage is but a dream."
Vedanta says, "We are free and not free at the same time." That means that we are never free on the earthly plane, but ever free on the spiritual side.
The Self is beyond both freedom and bondage. We are Brahman, we are immortal knowledge beyond the senses, we are Bliss Absolute.
- Swami Vivekananda,
Discourses on Jnana-Yoga, US
The Sattvika see and know that all this world is mere child's play and do not trouble themselves about that. We are not much disturbed when we see two puppies fighting and biting each other. We know it is not a serious matter.
The perfect one knows that this world is Maya.
Life is called Samsara -- it is the result of the conflicting forces acting upon us.
Materialism says, "The voice of freedom is a delusion."
Idealism says, "The voice that tells of bondage is but a dream."
Vedanta says, "We are free and not free at the same time." That means that we are never free on the earthly plane, but ever free on the spiritual side.
The Self is beyond both freedom and bondage. We are Brahman, we are immortal knowledge beyond the senses, we are Bliss Absolute.
- Swami Vivekananda,
Discourses on Jnana-Yoga, US
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