Jnana Yoga (Annotated Edition) by Swami Vivekananda
Author:Swami Vivekananda [Vivekananda, Swami]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-01-01T08:00:00+00:00
We find, then, that this world is neither optimistic nor pessimistic; it is a mixture of both, and as we go on we shall find that the whole blame is taken away from nature and put upon our own shoulders. At the same time the Vedanta shows the way out, but not by denial of evil, because it analyses boldly the fact as it is and does not seek to conceal anything. It is not hopeless; it is not agnostic. It finds out a remedy, but it wants to place that remedy on adamantine foundations: not by shutting the childâs mouth and blinding its eyes with something which is untrue, and which the child will find out in a few days. I remember when I was young, a young manâs father died and left him poorly off, with a large family to support, and he found that his fatherâs friends were unwilling to help him. He had a conversation with a clergyman who offered this consolation, âOh, it is all good, all is sent for our good.â That is the old method of trying to put a piece of gold leaf on an old sore. It is a confession of weakness, of absurdity. The young man went away, and six months afterwards a son was born to the clergyman, and he gave a thanksgiving party to which the young man was invited. The clergyman prayed, âThank God for His mercies.â And the young man stood up and said, âStop, this is all misery.â The clergyman asked, âWhy?â âBecause when my father died you said it was good, though apparently evil; so now, this is apparently good, but really evil.â Is this the way to cure the misery of the world? Be good and have mercy on those who suffer. Do not try to patch it up, nothing will cure this world; go beyond it.
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