"I fervently hope that the bell that tolled this morning
in honour of this convention may be the death-knell
of all fanaticism, of all
persecutions with the sword or with the pen, and of all uncharitable feelings
between persons wending their way to the same goal."
Swami Vivekananda
Representing Hinduism
Parliament of Religions
Chicago World Fair
11 September 1893.
Swamiji says: Irregular breathing is a tremendous waste of time and makes the mind restless.
Swamiji reading and commenting on ‘The Teachings of Swami Vivekananda’.
To marry well, think that your wife to be is God-sent. To marry well, think your husband to be is God-sent. And if you think that they’re God-sent your whole attitude will change.
Swamiji explores the overcoming of fear.
Swamiji says don’t present the spiritual path to others as something ‘mystical’.
My guru [Sri Swami Nischalananda Puri] said, ‘If you want to know a man’s mind, open his wardrobe.’ [Swamiji used to say if the cupboard was messy, the mind was messy].