Stop Caring What Others Think of You
“Often this question is put to me: “Why do you emphasize the individual and not consider the mass?” From my point of view, there can be no such division as the mass and the individual.” — J. Krishnamurti “Let’s normalize…” has become a popular phrase today, especially on social media. “Let’s normalize connecting with people […]
Occupied Or Engaged?
“The world is slowly going on; let it go slowly. Why are you in a hurry? Sleep well and keep your nerves in good order; eat right food and have sympathy with the world.” — Swāmi Vivekānanda, “On Fanaticism, Notes from Lectures and Discourses” We always want to remain “updated” with breaking news. We stare […]
What Matters More Than Genius
“With a limited creature like man, the power of environment is immense. Genius it is true exists independently of the environment. . . but it is the environment that makes self-expression easy and natural; that provides sureness, verve, and stimulus.”
– Sri Aurobindo
Work Can Set You Free
“All work is simply to bring out the power of the mind which is already there, to wake up the soul. The power is inside every man, so is knowing; the different works are like blows to bring them out, to cause these giants to wake up.” – Swami Vivekananda Svādhyāya means two things: studying […]
We Only Get What We Deserve
“No one can get anything unless he earns it. This is an eternal law. . . A man may struggle all his life for riches; he may cheat thousands, but he finds at last that he did not deserve to become rich, and his life becomes a trouble and nuisance for him. . . A […]
It’s What You Put Into Use That Counts
“Not what man learns, but what he observes for himself in life and literature is the formative agency in his existence, and the actual shape it will take is very much determined by the sort of social air he happens to breathe at that critical moment when the mind is choosing its road.” — Sri […]
The Source of All Knowledge
“No knowledge comes from outside; it is all inside. What we say man “knows,” should, in strict psychological terms, be what he “discovers” or “unveils”, what a man “learns” is really what he “discovers,” by taking the cover off his own soul, which is a mine of infinite knowledge.” – Swami Vivekananda We rely on […]
We Don’t Need More Tolerance
“Because our minds are so acutely developed in cunningness, in subtlety, in selfishness, we are forcing ourselves to be tolerant or love one another, or help another, serve another, all intellectual things. Whereas, if you really love with your mind as well as your heart, with your whole being. . . you are, therefore you […]
What Is Better Than Pleasure?
“The goal of mankind is knowledge… Pleasure is not the goal of man, but knowledge. Pleasure and happiness come to an end… The cause of all the miseries we have in the world is that men foolishly think pleasure is the ideal to strive for.” – Swami Vivekananda When we experience pleasure, life feels like […]