Nature is conquered by man every day. As a race, man is manifesting his
power. Try in imagination to put a limit to this power in man. You admit
that man as a race has infinite power, has [an] infinite body. The only
question is what you are. Are you the race or one [individual]? The
moment you isolate yourself, everything hurts you. The moment you expand
and feel for others, you gain help. The selfish man is the most
miserable in the world. The happiest is the man who is not at all
selfish. He has become the whole creation, the whole race and God [is]
within him. . . . So in dualism — Christian, Hindu, and all religions —
the code of ethics . . . . is: Do not be selfish . . . . things for
others! Expand! . . . .
- Swami Vivekananda
The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda/Volume 2/Practical Vedanta and other lectures/The Goal
- Swami Vivekananda
The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda/Volume 2/Practical Vedanta and other lectures/The Goal