Sunday, December 11, 2011

WHEN THE SOUL WANTS TO DEPEND UPON NOTHING, NOT EVEN UPON LIFE, THAT IS THE HEIGHT OF PHILOSOPHY, THE HEIGHT OF MANHOOD.


Krishna talks of himself as God, as Christ does. He sees the Deity in himself. And he says, "None can go a day out of my path. All have to come to me. Whosoever wants to worship in whatsoever form, I give him faith in that form, and through that I meet him. ..."[1] His heart is all for the masses.
Independent, Krishna stands out. The very boldness of it frightens us. We depend upon everything — ... upon a few good words, upon circumstances. When the soul wants to depend upon nothing, not even upon life, that is the height of philosophy, the height of manhood. Worship leads to the same goal. Krishna lays great stress upon worship. Worship God!

- Swami Vivekananda
[ Krishna - Delivered in California, on April 1, 1900

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