To want religion is a very difficult thing, not so easy as we generally think.
Then we always forget that religion does not consist in hearing talks, or in reading books, but it is a continuous struggle, a grappling with our own nature, a continuous fight till the victory is achieved.
It is not a question of one or two days, of years, or of lives, but it may be hundreds of lifetimes, and we must be ready for that. It may come immediately, or it may not come in hundreds of lifetimes; and we must be ready for that.
The student who sets out with such a spirit finds success.
- Swami Vivekananda,
Addresses on Bhakti-Yoga, New York
Then we always forget that religion does not consist in hearing talks, or in reading books, but it is a continuous struggle, a grappling with our own nature, a continuous fight till the victory is achieved.
It is not a question of one or two days, of years, or of lives, but it may be hundreds of lifetimes, and we must be ready for that. It may come immediately, or it may not come in hundreds of lifetimes; and we must be ready for that.
The student who sets out with such a spirit finds success.
- Swami Vivekananda,
Addresses on Bhakti-Yoga, New York
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