Swami Vivekananda's Quote
4 April
Get rid of the puny ‘I’
The consciousness that I am doing this and that is never present when one works through Yoga. The Western people do not understand this. They say that if there be no consciousness of ego, if this ego is gone, how then can a man work? But when one works with concentration, losing all consciousness of oneself the work that is done will be infinitely better, and this every one may have experienced in his own life.
We perform many works subconsciously, such as the digestion of food etc., many others consciously, and others again by becoming immersed in Samâdhi as it were, when there is no consciousness of the smaller ego.
If the painter, losing the consciousness of his ego, becomes completely immersed in his painting, he will be able to produce masterpieces. …. He who is one with the Lord through Yoga performs all his works by becoming immersed in concentration, and does not seek any personal benefit. Such a
performance of work brings only good to the world, no evil can come out of it. The Gita teaches that all works should be done thus.
…...The adamantine wall that shuts us in is egoism; we refer everything to ourselves, thinking. "I do this, that, and the other." Get rid of this puny "I"; kill this diabolism in us; "Not I, but Thou" -say it, feel it, live it. Until we give up the world manufactured by the ego, never can we enter the kingdom of heaven.
…..The power is with the silent ones, who only live and love and then withdraw their personality. They never say "me" and "mine"; they are only blessed in being instruments. Such men are the makers of Christs and Buddhas,…..
…..They are all principle, no personality.
…..The Lord has hidden Himself best, and His work is best; so he who hides himself best, accomplishes most. Conquer yourself, and the whole universe is yours.
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