“The Master used to say, “I am and my mother is.” That is all. Whom else do you want? The main thing is to adhere to the ideal with patience. If you can do that, gradually everything will be favourable. Hold on to the Master; you will be surprised at the result that will follow. Just make up your mind to engage yourself in the Lord’s work. Let others go wherever they please. Let your body and mind be absorbed in him. Days are passing by, never to return. Don’t forget your main task. Make the master your very own. Then everything will follow by itself…Gird your loins and plunge into the task
(p.98-9, Spiritual Treasures, Swami Turiyananda’s letter dated 11 July 1915)
“The sheer power of the will do everything. . . . You must organise a society which should regularly meet, and write to me about it as often as you can. In fact, get up as much enthusiasm as you can. Only, beware of falsehood. Go to work, my boys, the fire will come to you! The faculty of organisation is entirely absent in our nature, but this has to be infused. The great secret is — absence of jealousy. Be always ready to concede to the opinions of your brethren, and try always to conciliate. That is the whole secret. Fight on bravely! Life is short! Give it up to a great cause.”
(p.37, V.5, Completer Works of Swami Vivekananda, Swamiji’s letter to Alasinga dt. 11th July 1894)