“Go on working at top speed. Never fear! I, too, have determined to work. The body must go, no mistake about that. Why then let it go in idleness? It is better to wear out than rust out. Don't be …
July 29: Ridicule, Opposition and Acceptance
“Friendship with many is best at a distance, and everything goes well with the person who stands on his own feet.” (p.512, V.7, Complete Works of swami Vivekananda, Swamiji’s letter to Miss Noble …
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Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 2, Verse 45
त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन |निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान् || 45|| trai-guṇya-viṣhayā vedā nistrai-guṇyo bhavārjunanirdvandvo nitya-sattva-stho niryoga-kṣhema …
Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 2, Verse 42-44
यामिमां पुष्पितां वाचं प्रवदन्त्यविपश्चित: |वेदवादरता: पार्थ नान्यदस्तीति वादिन: || 42||कामात्मान: स्वर्गपरा जन्मकर्मफलप्रदाम् |क्रियाविशेषबहुलां भोगैश्वर्यगतिं प्रति || 43||भोगैश्वर्यप्रसक्तानां …
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Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 2, Verse 41
व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिरेकेह कुरुनन्दन |बहुशाखा ह्यनन्ताश्च बुद्धयोऽव्यवसायिनाम् || 41|| vyavasāyātmikā buddhir ekeha kuru-nandanabahu-śhākhā hyanantāśh cha buddhayo …
July 28: What Is There to Enjoy?
“He is the Lord of all. He can do everything. He who has made the law can also change it. There is a view that a man’s inner spirit is not awakened unless he is through with enjoyment. But what is …