THE REAL NATURE OF MAN

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THE REAL NATURE OF MAN - Swami Vivekananda

 

People are frightened when they are told this. They will again and

again ask you if they are not going to keep their individuality.

What is individuality? I should like to see it. A baby has no

moustache; when he grows to be a man, perhaps he has a moustache and

beard. His individuality would be lost, if it were in the body. If I

lose one eye, or if I lose one of my hands, my individuality would

be lost if it were in the body. Then, a drunkard should not give up

drinking because he would lose his individuality. A thief should not

be a good man because he would thereby lose his individuality. No

man ought to change his habits for fear of this. There is no

individuality except in the Infinite. That is the only condition

which does not change. Everything else is in a constant state of

flux. Neither can individuality be in memory. Suppose, on account of

a blow on the head I forget all about my past; then, I have lost all

individuality; I am gone. I do not remember two or three years of my

childhood, and if memory and existence are one, then whatever I

forget is gone. That part of my life which I do not remember, I did

not live. That is a very narrow idea of individuality.

 

To be continued..

 

The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda Volume 2 [ Page : 80 ]

(Delivered in London)

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

The correct meaning of the statement " The Vedas are beginningless

and eternal " is that the law or truth revealed by them is permanent

and changeless.

- Swami Vivekananda