Man can only think of his ideal as a human being. When buffeted by sorrow in this world of disease and death he is driven to desperation and helplessness, then he seeks refuge with someone, relying on whom he may feel safe.
But where is that refuge to be found?
The omnipresent Atman which depends on nothing else to support It is the only Refuge. At first man does not find that.
When discrimination and dispassion arise in the course of meditation and spiritual practices, he comes to know it.
But in whatever way he may progress on the path of spirituality, everyone is unconsciously awakening Brahman within him. But the means may be different in different cases.
- Swami Vivekananda,
Conversations and Dialogues,
recorded by Sharat Chandra Chakravarty
But where is that refuge to be found?
The omnipresent Atman which depends on nothing else to support It is the only Refuge. At first man does not find that.
When discrimination and dispassion arise in the course of meditation and spiritual practices, he comes to know it.
But in whatever way he may progress on the path of spirituality, everyone is unconsciously awakening Brahman within him. But the means may be different in different cases.
- Swami Vivekananda,
Conversations and Dialogues,
recorded by Sharat Chandra Chakravarty
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