Swami Vivekananda by Badrinath Chaturvedi

Author:Badrinath Chaturvedi [Badrinath, Chaturvedi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9788184755077
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Published: 2012-05-18T16:00:00+00:00

It was in this letter that he was telling them that ‘Liberty is the first condition of growth’. He was calling them to the spiritual riches that are human inheritance. At the same time he was teaching them that spirituality is not opposed to the material part of life.

…We talk foolishly against material civilization. The grapes are sour. Even taking all that foolishness for granted, in all India there are, say, a hundred thousand really spiritual men and women. Now, for the spiritualization of these, must three hundred millions be sunk in savagery and starvation? Why should any starve? …Material civilization, nay, even luxury, is necessary to create work for the poor. Bread! Bread! I do not believe in a God who cannot give me bread here, giving me eternal bliss in heaven! Pooh! India is to be raised, the poor are to be fed, education is to be spread, and the evil of priestcraft is to be removed. No priestcraft, no social tyranny! More bread, more opportunity for everybody!12

…No shilly-shally, no esoteric blackguardism, no secret humbug, nothing should be done in a corner. No special favouritism of the Master, no Master at that even. Onwards my brave boys—money or no money—men or no men! Have you love? Have you God? Onward, and forward to the breach, you are irresistible.

…Take care! Beware of anything that is untrue, stick to truth, and we shall succeed, slowly but surely.13

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