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e n o ~ ~ I f v r? in yn 1::o a f ~ y . , l i ~ & l I:noi~le-:ga~ T h n t $4
~ ~ i ~ ; ~ t h i n : ; I;; ~ : ~ * ~ \ i . . : l $$I a ~ g ~ ~ f i n n : $ r i i th i g ~ p c t i c n l atilfl%yr
?hs 3 P t "of l i f iq : i:: ~ t e ~ h ] . for pi?n.ctioql thd I ja t t~p igg
v n l u ~ i l by Tb!1:12 sol:^. X??dt:@rIt t o 1:no.. %hi 13 u ie truths
qaiti: 21,-ht n!~? fbqy eu:+rc!?ttl2 ~ l o n . Rut; Co ;ly than in
clap to-?^^ t i V ~ 6 !@ s .ill inor; imi,ort*bnt sn.; .:vtilll mapa vqluciblo
*pc7 a:: k ~ t i n l . P ~ i n - ~ r n ~ ~ ~ ~ t . l z , v!e annt t o sea ha!g far then#
I;:.ioie trtrt!~ri o f ~ . ; d ~ r ~ t n cnn bz put i n t o , ~ r : ? c t i o ~ in our r l ~ l l y
l l o ~ 9 hop fniq iiill ~ n ~ b l ~ u8 t o d o l a 2 our rlailg orcblsne,
g ~ t i i i i c : ; {ID in+ nur h t r i v i n i ; ~ fitgl l~!.idin:; ~ I G t o oar zonl , cP: t i@ $a
mars bm j o ~ t i i f i t R W ~ t~@~s.:ful th:in any :hcor~t ie*? l @?tienifition
n,!,ant %bq:sa dra$h;l 3 s ~ ~ c i a l l y ?;hrm ~ V E , nro nary c~ntront*d with
innz~m;ra:~le pro!:li?m nSfao t S n ~ mnklncl, tir ow?$ Vioekt3ncl~l~
t ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ v ~ ~ l t thn i f tb fi~d-!;tic 9 ~ i n c i p l ; s :ir$ a p i ~ 1 L ~ d in the d ~ f l g
l i ~ ; ; 3 o f the i l i o g l ~ , i t ii'ill not o n l y un:lblc! t h ~ m ta a a l v ~ their
daywto~dnir arohl~:fa, bnt a lbo hulp thorn 'to 1~;atI R Iwtter, hftpoiwr
st7iri t ~ m l ficcnoc %fro tm*. imol lant ioe a f thu VedR'rrtio
tueohln::~ murr"clu! f oilnil nnt, str~sued nt?d applied i n the d a i l y
Xlves QF the pawlti. On@ of' -'he ar~etaut achietumttntrr o f 9waoi
t ~ l n c ~ ~ a n ~ n r l s aotwlitts tn l?ri~ctn:: ouC Bed?nta frm solitary ogxer
s~ltl ~ D P ~ B ~ B t b tb d&y*f . . t~~t l~y l i r e of t h ~ cornan man, Thrtl
the stnr a l dwmi Moukananda \PA@ t o ~ g ~ d l i d t h ~ m~aa88e ~i
o f ~bcicnta tlien t b bch~or,tic:~I, ~i: ifnlp Incnue~ ha f ~ l t tha t
Ilttlc! of the brl~zgilnr: clown of bL A8:',vnita i n t o the matdriat rrorld.
F t f ~ t bro~fl* t ~ G F . rzliglon. 1' Tharef ori, ;namijl irnntad t a
ohin: nlone vill not h ~ l g 119 !O E S P P ~ ~ k l i \ ~ ~ : t t ~ into 2t1aotlcdj an
%kt! ntkfcr hanr2, aa mt~:l:;t [lo oanrc pjv:rcttc?l ivark, th; firzt part
o I whtoh cawlr;ts in .etaally :sing ta the ?oar maesee nrvl
~ e d 6 ; t a i r r 2188eii an th f s and p r i n c i ~ l ~ of Sal t h in on@'& onn Sqlfr
3 v l ~ m ~ j ~ oonaid~r t i thtt 8 man itha has no Tnlth fn hie 6d1f i e
P ~ * y ~ m m q r ~ r W ~ ~ Y Y I V * n b l l k r r Y I * C v Y * r U c u c # & O ,
e, It may IN notad t hn t Veilkntl, socordin# t e tradit ion, ;tiuidrr r;qlizfiU@ i d ~ s 1 , i n th lo v&rg life,
v j i l l -nn!llu 8s tn reeliz;:! aijp gf d iv ine :,spf~ctlcfi. hi^
1s Ch.. @g;~dn?i: ci' ~ ~ d , ? n t n , ~ 2 c ; ~ i j i b G t i J v ~ d that if t h i s f a i t h
i n CG?;~~V.;S 1~ ex;~!utiv~:ll tau!;ht ~ n ? p ~ ~ c t l a a t l , rnllch or t ho
m i t i e ~ i d t ?I%;; t r o a b l r ; ~ crxp~ri~tic~;i t?;r thi 2e0ijlc can b i ~ v e & ,
far, @t+ rgthilsc by :!:nif , s t i n g the divlm poriup f@siddnt
$11 eu.:P;r on0 af us. '!%I8 idwkf. 0 1 f a i t h i n rvnrsi;is~cr $8 the
flr:it s t ~ p of thb s3lritusl ?rPp$css a t mn, for i t ~ 1 1 3 cnlBle one
t o d-%r~l.;lop t h i aivin,: a n ~ r ~ l a s rudidunt in man. This fa i th i n
cnds &-lf, ~~ocaluifng t o Stuamlfi, hso ? l a p 4 1 vary sianilieant
rali: In kh+ l i ~ d l ) o f the ~ P . J R % man ?nil rr.om~n, for in tL*i: aords PI
j ll?orn ~ l t h the oansoial~sndor: that they nore t o ia3 weat,
bhay 1!~0n32 nr~ot.fe 2arteij1 aenert~ tki:~:clt thie f n i t h in tbm-
a::lv<ra is $lair g?dnt motivcl oiuQr p o t ~ n t in the l i ade of a l l the
gr,,:at m$n ari'F aofiQn ard ~ B ~ $ G V ~ G that t h ~ Aiff&raacs h e t ~ ~ s e n am
?Ian ant1 nnathar l o rantnly due t o the tlxistunad and noktrxiatctnor
af this f a i t h in thoneulrds.' T h i e f a i t h in anera Srtlf, in
short, itj the 8rCr8rt a$ niletnus~t 8coording t o S\ranlljl, 10
(8) : Th2 [logoel o f strength i s snother
principle o f T F R E ~ ~ C R ~ tretlsnta, The culbiraticn of ? h p i o a l
aocordtlll: t o Sviarni Vi~rj l ce~f inda~ In 0 t h ~ ~ nor(ls, nfthotlt physical
strun~th, splrltltal stranath o ~ n n o t b@ attained. Swami$$
thinlra tha t trkrth al+?ntr dives strenath a& oile aust br sufllsiontlp
i t givaa f i f e find i e the ~ 6 i i f o i r r a for tkr sorldtar 8irarrrri'
".;G ~hal : : quinta~sasnc,: of Vid?nta,~~co:.ll$n,?to I;i\ami
Visoiffi~?ntlxln, l i d s in str~nglth. %RJ fto;l,,.n~e gf t h ~
13 $136 nott5tin:: !:nt atrdngth. 13 !bconrdini:: ta ~ v ~ i ~ a i j il F I J R ~ ~ P B
13 t h , CntrsiJ o f rnis.2~7 cud go i t i s 8 @in, thannh V~dRnta reco.
gnisas no s f ns, '"ae!:n,:ss i n or~n :1,;ntR, ?ihor;!~s etr-ngth i a 8
vivt13~ nmi i t l u l i fe , '*hnt, i s rrhy he e8hcrtud his tou.tl.~men
t c R F ~ ~ J 1l5iI ~1mk(: ~ F O " I this hpg&ilsc h~onoti@m aE asaltnaes by
tl~nil::oCinq tEza 8ivinit; ar "1 in thgrn* IIu ~ g n f n ~R i l R G ~ ~ I L
oninisclrnd, i n f i niste, nn:l dlaln; es::dnti r l l l j p , Ron! ble onn
ex.rurl.:ncc, hu* qaintsd ou t tha t *:PF y~nrll; llvn mu@% Tinit IM
otmn?, +~.ntl ~ e 1 Z ~ i o n \?ill o o : ~ only cnftorankvtl!ds, for h; exhort&
nd t n h~a;: 1nsuaal;a af icon ~ncl n2iY"t~s of atoeJ vlth gtl8avrtid
t i i ~ ~ ~ ~ h football t:inn thrst~gh tb; sttttlg a f tho u4 3old,
r r d ~ k n ~ a o o f thu Iatlian p ~ o p l u i u rorir the w ~ a l n ~ a e of t h ~ : i~odp
mnfn gnusu of fear i s dunlity ~j:ifoh l e not trwg for r u a l i t y ir
ona only rlthaut a ascof l* T ~ Q n;rrcdatian o I d n ~ l i t y l a r
haman aeaknd8g trhieh can hc awrcme only by adin$ h@yord t h l #
Ruaf, cnnsoiat18nosa find l ~ c ? ~ o h t m tha h i m d ~ t l a v ~ f , o l nobAqrl
sv~rsnses; than thrnr i a nathlng t~ feart for in that rtrfr I ,
atae@him d i ~ r ~ a ~ u a into o ~ # imity, The mcrsaga a t thr i
s ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ m r w m w c W n Y M W & ~ * L * * ~ * * * Y J C ~ * . ~ ~ , , ~ 8 , I '
I
fr: thd ~1~ar~;ac- af f 4 ~ p l ~ s ; n ~ @ s snd etpength, f a r saf 0
tr:nl ?: - i~ . io : . ! $8 i.~.:~!t, .*!a ' !:na.: 1:i-.n ?pu ofrongt qnd conrzqgeoar,
13 t h @ onlg Litsratnrr
i n t ' isrld ah:r.: ti l, $or3 @dh):fh' ffc~c;~rl~gun,.sel i s ~a4i.a agaifi I 2-3r7-- -.IpI
1t2fiii ~ ; 3 1 ~ , 1 ?i:; citl t i y a t i ~ f i o f f44!~liasfi$sa will not obzg
I ~ a i l o n onr i118'~:~148 rnn:l i.aprigrj, t j ~ t R X Z Q P I $ ~ X p f ~ h t l r leotl
t n raglri tnnl ~ i ~ d g m "a1 b l g ~ ~ u $ n ; ~ l ~ ~
anq 4r:ot. u r im30rt;P r4 l -grlrtt>iubltt Zcr llaa L*l**
Porng i n qin;l h; r praot lc~1 V ~ d F n t i n , n e c o ~ d i n , ~ t o Svnrni
f~tnkksnBrcla, i s t n c.@rlW al t l?olit any , ~ e t i i o n ~ 'fhaanh by mi8 trlrcl
vu r?ny thin? thnt crcait,dr ~ffiotmt of rrorlr cpn ?M done by worklw
n l t h ppuoion, t h o vark done rji thnrrt any ?@@@ion i s t h k : varF bet
done, In athcr rcr:ls, ne opn tla a grdcltar ama~tnt o f ncrtc, f f xc
cpn d o t lq:ithollt 8ny ~ R B S ~ Q ~ . Thi! ::an U : ~ Q ifarks with psallian
nf 11 vs:?y ~-~811y Oinl bins.:lf t i r ~ d sntl cxhnaut~d due t o ndrroar
uxnitununt n:d insr~ cE rndrGrr On t h i oChv:r ha&, a man nhb daer
t:io a n ~ l r flitho~rt av paetiion or sttachmen* sill al~/@y@ foe], f ~ o r h
a d ~ n ~ r g ~ t f o with tk; r,Munlt h~ o:!n do a grttatdr mo~tnt o f
\vovork,17 Tht~er Lb; saorut of c\oing a g r ~ s t molint o f Pork oonertdtr
3% $ 1 ~ 4 ; ~ o i ~ b ~ d p ! sot in ti,f.tdfannnection tha t d a t r t ~ n o t i ~ n I
of bh- Z i t t i ; a&" !m.r:w onS;' jogngn:: :;ith tht: h i g h ~ r ri2al $elf,
~ r r Z tfl:itt ~ ~ 1 1 i 1 ~ 3 B P ~ P ~ * ~ ~ l f i s h n ~ t l o n rutqks(lcts in rrliohing t h ~ g0!6nl
c f 6::l f-r . .alie5\ti an, tinaclfieh notson :nIr~s na tora~t lo the, goal.
'Tllr!t t s !ihy un?adlfllshn~nu t u r~gnrtltlrad es the famlation of naraf i$y.
In foot, fiv~fllni,i3 Boald c l ~ $ i n a mor.nli$y nu t m ~ u l f idhnee@
i rn arall tg e,a ~ulf inhnurJ t3 , '~ Bat r ~ s l unoelfishndeu # g ~ t f i g @
r ~ a a n gt>nnZna lare fa8 a l l
: The I+wr for i f i c c ~ ~ 0 t h ; ~ p r l n o i n l d o f
ip%gsti:~fi& ~ ~ f l g n t n * Tk h.:qrl; o f n pi'netieel VelFntin i s f u l l of
f ~ v , . fop 15 i . ? ~ v ~ ~ P F ) R ~ T: f , ~ h 131n.l~ sad ~naaite~t Ear ~n+t'lrl&$/@
~oco?3inr ; t o at~fiq$,!i, for i t i s :h4 n3nnrcting i lnl : tr~tivaen ths
m o t h ~ p snd t h ~ shf Id, ~f Eetalllua i ~ i F h chs @icy# of harnbm buinga
unity, 1% $8 aaod act4 r i g h t nnti it, for dSr~rsitg, i t i a nranlp
swl ljqii. 'Phi8 10 tk boat t~tit for B ~ P B O C ~ E R ~ Yedintin t o h*
p ~ h * l h ~ p ofi+tu gotion ftr r i gh t or illrow* Rilt th in t a e t oan hr
bind0 rill f i l t h the 3ttgrdfne sncl rn?l:u~i a l l one 1 ~ 1 t h Hia,
':msiji b i ~ l l i ~ ~ a E h ~ t this oneh@@Q i e the central idra
nr 5031 QZ P-dinta. ?4/,34; Zy only P ~ G I f f s , one i~or ld only, am
d::istWn" ~ b i a h a?~nllzsts itu;lf i n 8 i f f j r ~ n t nRlnas .and toms.
6v~r~tMn:: i k i h t : t and, g d t h u df ffdrunea i s only in aeg~ee and
110L in kiml. 'Pbia ondndcjs i n a l a d ~ s d l animal@ also, far the
f t wnt he qqinted out t h n t a ~ r ~ a t l c 8 1 VdIFntin i e
ant1 nuodr an n ~ < ' . n r ~ or nny 0 t h ; ~ ux te rn~ l ~ g ~ n t , for h@ i s a ~ a r s
o f t h f aa t tluit h~ Is akst htr i s ~e a ruu112t a I his onn thoughts
ttnrtl;t4*ohed ollraentrr o f the norid,
Tbtra, i n short, $ha preotiral iltldgnint in i s scllf*aonfidenb,
feithfnl in tho glory of hle awn s e l l n ~ 1 t h ~ divine awnera o t
fop36'ta OF @fiV;Bg ba t 3-n in b i l l ~oailfbiu ~ ~ e l i t i ~ n d ~f l i f a l ee
nnrl t h ~ f d ~ ~ l l a nlrja;"j ahgad of thr Pes l or o f thu ~ reo t tca l .
Hawr;v@r, 1C :Zoda not oriaeh an fm9ossiltle ides1 ?nil i t muut 'be
~ ~ ~ X Z P Q ,
V@rl,;ic?t& i s t h t . r w t prnetfonf 61' 811 raligiow, fo r i t b
af man or itmen* Phu on4 an$ only Rz&Zi t y rercolgnteed 'by thr
o f n i l our thqn~h t s , notlong lnil evQn l i r tng. Thte se l f a f ~ U I
t ~ h i c h i a the '3att ''30f Vadgng, ~eoarijinn t a nno%iji, fre tho hsrt
$npr;gsonal rrhiom cct. @#if hi;$ are ue, XC i s tba ilnp rmanaa k l
~ ~ a l i t l ei t t l f ig in tha tewlv o f av~py bamnn RdyI the klf rithin* 9 n * 4 w & * * * * 1 C b m * Y w * U h l * * * L Y ? * I J * ) ; ) * m L Q *
Tr;:edm, -eccrding t o him, c a \ ~ ~ i . i t n in rr~eins 3 ~ 1 in @ropy buam
Bat rfo :atl:.:: reoognis~ Ch, divini ty o f man fir@% i n order t a put into
p,!qct,ic~ t h i s nobl;; i r l~a l . In oth:r aortia, rrii m11s': lqrrk apon man
hu canaiilcr~d $13 a a t~ t r i t~ rc l clisclalind far the r ~ a l i z n t i o n af (tad
if VJG vinclt t o prsctibu this $d\;al, :;c! mtrat recagninu thia Rivtnity
not onlg f n nznn, but 9)Xiilso i n a l l thu crentar~u in ti;$ t~rlverec, far
11o't;ae~n wan and thc: Isweat a83 ~ J - B @mslI~;.st erleafarlra $a Cke
i i s onty 8 dfffurilnou i n tb rlewee of manif::sta%ion
o f t i e d i v i n i t y ~$ir lch i!, r@si;lent i n all, 4her$fcre, tM l d a a
a t a p~txcucticrki i l~rinnt%n $u t o prtt @#I in rrarything, far b Ilr
car~r;rthlng nrd i s in r d ~ ~ ~ f l h t n g ~ Thaa t o !man the 2 ~ ~ r m t n ~ q o f
man irt t h o i i l ~ n l of Vo(l$nta nncl th ia trne natnrcl o f nran i r h i t
div in i t$ PP Oodlinusu R ~ l l p mnnifi.utsd, SwamiJi asks, t l f ptl
oanmt v:orshia your trratkr*mc)n, thd rnnr$if,ated O&, bon $an y@a
nar~b$q o. fF~1 rho i s ummlfeeted?tg5 fin1 dt?olares, t I ebclll
g a l l 3 . a ~ relieloas r~on tha day yoton h a i n t o aro Opll i n men a d
~ m @ n r ' ' s Thia recomlb.lOn nn8 anarrtno#s of 4lrfniky $in rll
qp~utur~s , irretlpec t ire of ti* diet inattan o f mlaatc anfl
i e tb grceatant prin6tgle the% iad.31a bar yeaahad a d praatfr&
M * I * r I * r m U * l U m M $ I . ~ ~ ~ u : ~ ~ ~ c I * ~ ~ Y * ~ ~ ~ Q ~ w C ~ ~
2 h@ ata hnav alruntlg pointal atit, the central prlnaiple
o f 8vj~mi Vfa~lrsnaralajs practical V ~ t l i n t n i e the ~ a c a g n i t f an ~ r d
thr; reelil;:!tfon of d iv in i t y nnA oneqeua of a l l , Now, ne ahell
exminu %hi? t ~ ~ t e sfgnif ig?,n~e o f th iu f i r~at principle i a the
l iqht of' Sn~qijiqs tclohinp of p r n ~ t i o ~ Z ~~dints, :ti!
t h ~ cdmm~nsumfit of ans of' the oldwat iaf thtr aap
svafiijd, f t hn t ~rltntetirr e x l i : : ~ in Bha nnir~rae, i e t o be cot~rtla
hsr~ \o oovqk* avtrything rtith the L o ~ l lfaaelf, not by a sort
o f fnlsc aytimism, not by blfniling our 9ygt.e t o the evil , bnt by
r ~ s l l g sroing aotl in @*c~;tthi f i@~ Baecad on thie raaliantion
R p h i l ~ a ~ a h y h%a buen f ~Prntllnted in t h e d i~ t l t l p f-
for ond's osn aalrat icn and far tho
go& af thd norld, Thla rli@tl~fl ms a a i n d br s ~ m i $1, nhilr
fornk~lntinp, tho Bcillu" btth rink~e. The 84lar Mh %lop rtut
$ha#; (1) 'Tbit b t h i e ~ e t ~ h l i s k d t a .nark ont omcs oan ifb*rati~a
5nml aaplbhlrenaMil, iYeNling$on Lane, Cal
t h f a @lmriilmt, truth the*$ tht! fdual. o f s-rrieu ns ~xlonrdled by
3 ~ a m i *f~@kenantln l e h ~ ~ e d , i;arricu, ~ o o c r i l l n g t o Snrml
Viv~lran~nl{a, n ~ a m imc~#dnant [fotlnnrfi in such 8 8fiy as i e condnoior
t o Llp tng otbra sluo t o (lo t h ~ ~t i s esovnti~lly
muant for &~~akening t ho d iv in l t y al .~z~Dy rcsidint i n mRn 86 a8 t o
enrtblo bla t o nisllse i t in his orjn &elf, lh ahort, it i s intdnded
for the P u c o g n l t i o ~ ant1 the f ~ a l l z ? t f o n o f divine oneness af n l l ,
Therutore thi8 idoar o f aervictt gird8 meat eeoge for saolal
t h a g~tl%fitic t l u n of aijiritanl onQnilee cS the ~ i o r l d alth ilod, L
1
@rurt SflhI$ara 88rn the g io t of the Vedgnt a philosop& rrbsn ho
doalnred,
meaning '8~ahnan alone i s P W R Z ~ the \ i r$~ .~88 i s n g r ~ a l ant1 thr
Y1vdk~nantls l a id raartr s t r~ee on the suoand gar4 of thie tamour
8'!,91n.:+ n ~ ~ i l l y , ths i n t l l ~ i d u a l tiat11 i e na o t b ~ t h w tb antrersrl
satrl, B R ~ d s t i l t ~ fian i s ersecnti~ll J looked IyJon ao odl, ~ n d
ths i?ealizaticn o f o n ~ i s Self jast like ~d mrlitstion,
; But tha qitastion is,
$8 i t poasfhle t o h n r ~ aklpreme rcallsation fhrotm& thlr praaosrl
The n a t a ~ ~ of R thlw i s mlirt.d snd detcrminad by hor the i#litid~a
laoka a t it, Th~ref@re, sll rerk i s annobllw proridvd i t I o
dofie in thc l r i ~ h t ~p l r i t and a t t t t ~ ~ d ~ ~ That fr, i t i g n ~ t mtsr
r@pk thtit onnobles, bat the @ i ~ f t khfd it. l'o'cr kxrarp%et i t il
not the act b i olsMng a ~ l r r d that 11. spirftaJ, bat tbr :Q
~anl~qbr?rne & anarQnuBo rllil fagling th:!t i t i a for t h d ~f
tb:! OF<^ tth*t 19!:(.:~ ft L P ~ P ~ Z U R ~ , Gi%il??rly, tfir! -ilrr@ 88t
cian:: foa:! wi mi:dieinc or e:lucltlon t o th, tnlnzpyl t h d dlsoasod
or ti:t: igno!!zlnt l u not e?iritual, h11C it i s the asarenaas or Ctlv
f ~ ~ l i n ~ Ghc:t Gcil Is i n arm QP this r~cognitfon t h ~ t men i s onuantlally
ilotl t L 8 l t in:ikc~s i t ~gtritns2, $i l ia l i t t f ttxla PI^ @ l i p i t to:-#lr
narlr [tt@lfii;u thi; mlml, IC i s from sack a parf l ' l c 9 t i o n o f tha I I
t k m ; r r t ~ i f l a a rnln(1 nml i t enablcg O ~ G tO P~r i l f ae O ~ @ , B s e l f , 1
i Ther~f ore Sf ne oomldo nlen 8s cosentially a divine cr spiritnal
Fh~rcifaru Svts rn l j i bdliii~u':, tb t i t l e paeailzle t o hnre snprear
realixbit tan iMllfraetly throngh t hf s pro**#@ n ~ r o * ~ ~ The wrica
o f rgRn ail1 not only hdlp thi, artn rvho l e serrrd but &lee help8 thr
par3an who (Io;@ ilcrried, for sccor;ling t o the o ld anptw, *Hs who
Dv~s, roeIods,* TItut i f ae~riae f e done in tPs ri$ht rind t r ~
eot igNch .~arii 'lc@ on;ls ainrl, i t b~c:eom,g n !;~g312 of iqi~pk or
ba thlu id281 logiro ngon 4.n as essentially dldne-, i t i~ alrro c
af Ronlltr o t 301 i n arm or in c t l ~ ~ r riarrls, i t i s fon!de4 on 4
knoderlp of gml, and ria, i t l o -asenti a l ly R ~ 0 8 ~ ~ 1 PP km~kadbl)
OF hM ns tht: pmctt cc a f this ideal / ~ ~ q ~ $ l r d ~ an upuipait,
d o P Si l t th lu @@?rice o f mnn should bs
dsne in the ~ l m t apirit n t t i tuiicr aot\orulin[: tn 3nfia1311; athuk
\vise, tt r i f l l not 1% t ~ l p f n f , t o 8ttain thr: rluair&d e ~ l n i r t d r w e n t ~
The dght s:~irit af fittittun,! Tor thla ae:*vioe of lnan i a t o sm
R oanlrule exp~rrfipion t o the noble t d ~ n l l of eomloo 64 @as ~ o n o g i d
or ;Ilmlt, " IIQ q?Jns ao mnch nave4 by tha mlrerallle bnb pit lrblc
aonrllticn of the poor an4 the dfraruren that hs burlrf 08%: '?ha poa3
tlie illi%.;mtu, tk ignorant, th@ a l f l i o t e d lot thee@ br go*
35, 86, Jmnory ION, ddf t orirt, p ,~Tc, 3% t ftlia thesis for fftrrthar duoiffrrtlan l f
I
Hrr gha aeer & i n tke poor, i n thu auak arrl in the llisoa~44, I
r~al l ; rorsNpa alxl hg fiha sees wwMlm diva only in the ima?~, htr .d
wam:ilg i s gtTelirnfnmrry, I clo not car^ s stran far panr
ott a, f ii'oulil evdn g@ t o a htvldred thot~aard halls t o do aoad
t o o t h ~ ~ u , Thst i s B B F ~ o# find 3w~nl Vivekanmdrlr
anftMr8al. law ~ n d comi?ssafon hindinn hla t o a11 who aaffal:
h o ~ t a t l thdeo goor illitcrnte paople are ! lVlll yon ho able t#
rullac! thifr rnled~futi t o ttaml: extant at least?,,,, , Alau 1 liar
c?n c.f: harra tho h~art t o gut a mopesl t o aru! laoaths nhen ~ u E
conntryf~ctn hnvl: not snonah IPheru~jith t o ftldcl &an@ cXoth@ fhemeeltsr #
I , , c r r Y!~th>s, shall t h ~ p c : b ~ , no redreelr for thdml Hc
eIa?uently deolnrod: cAftp~t aa maoh (seaotloiam) X ~RI$
knom thct ttw highus% trnth i e this: VII: i s yb~otmt ir\ utcarr
bein@ 1 Theac are a l l fi th n~nlf03d ram8 or Hind T ~ B F B IB M
otbr 0& t a eeelr far I Hd alantl l e flarehipping &[I, abo #erne8
1 ? @ 8a;linn l lka thee@ rrhoa thst Ssaqijl'a rctfiglan,
his preaticnl ~~dgntnta, l a eeeentiallp besee on ~at l~oenired
t h n t axigte, tht. anlp 0od i n ghon 5 belfrtTe,tr ay @on the BIIwM~~@~
~y God &e poor aE a l l reaoe,f41 It aes dut, to his nosp and
nnehekehlo fa i th in the hl~man @MI that he coimd th@ faaow gbuc
, bad i n ths paor, He believa Pdin a Qod r h ~ ir
suawtot& of ~ l l aonX~, for 'hie a~iwraat sotQ m@ m.oottd i~
f $a htlflan' goile 4" lia ne h ~ v e alrerdy aern, roMce aan fr ,
I fo ini ty af mnn, :;o f t i s r;gfirdurl ao n spiritual clieclpIln@
for otrr s\~:)~&rne nnirn aP ?erfaoflonq B I I ~ i t mst brt ran~aabered that
{hi@ fdi?fiX of s c t ~ l e t ! Is not httnnalern, Tor in h~tn~nisrn, DInn II
form p ~ r t ,mrl pnrcot o f t l a ~ i ~ i r l tuat cliecii~llne for onet@ a~lra.
tlcn, T h ~ t i s vlhy thu a~:~~rlcs of t h ~ goor, the afflloted, an8
th& &o"#ntrdden l o r n sn inteval sncl afgnfllcflnt part i n the ahal*
hcrri nu ftn;l e dgnilleant trawfor~j~b.fon in thth,, l i fe of 8napiJi
tram the I i f ~ of a solitary monk t o tlNIC a f a patrlataseinb a i
peasanat litjl~ratlont Bi8 pemletcvnf refn881 t e Pgst e ~ n t q h with
the sohlsv~mnt ~f hie am garsonal llbrration 8M .nib Sr~~dmll
t o face ang t~ll~nlntions throu@ imm~sbl~e I births far %b #&@
of thaee i n iionilam i e raated fn tha aam ~filrersrlt arJ
grusid~ntial eildrues t o tltt. f i ctr t c o n v ~ ~ t i o n of the ~ia~t*lshnr
Math anrl !di8aian duclared on 1st Anril 208G, * I f the h i ~ a a t
flXt~ninaEion alme s t nothiry: ohort of ~ P f a o i n a n i l the d i . ?tinotianr !
b~rtr~aen the i n i l i d d ~ ~ a l ~ o i r l ~ncl tha @nlrcr~!3l aat~l , nntl if ttr
hiahoab sqiritnril a q e r i c n c ~ of t h ~ asplrnnt onmot $)tit i ~ a d bin
The lmportsnao of t,hc NBgst tam o f exalt& selfdsdicntion t a ~
t h ~ ~'&llfB@ ~f all ha# i ~ u n a#pbs@iee& by Snnunljl again an2 a~a in ,
salvation, ~rr l a0 and help d t h ~ ~ B ~ L I I ~ 1111 6 t h ~ ~ ~aainOcdr
disappuar f a2 thd ttae hrm oku! ntirzls, FFis i s the anPy @ad
Gmls aro #lerplnnr \WX vain 004s rbll na go ~ftvr dnl p$
onmat sarsblp thc Ocd we rss sll Ea#M w, ths mrz w
blrri! norahIppa4 this rro shall ha ablu t a ~ a r a h i p a l l eth&o Mr,'
lor his anh~ oirraa lip sv~rythlng far otberr, ahtrraar sthcrs rha
Phis i a a mess ge of @ d ? t vblue 3 ~ ~ 1 effioncg, pnrticltLsl7
a t tilw present timii, ~ i b n thu nation i s truwlly o w s g ~ d i n the
soc ia l and ccnnual:: e-rancigntian o f thn, poorl tho dolntrodrlen and
tlte teeasad nruZ t@$fore needs men of ren~mcintion 8nZ serriolr
ivhe cnn devote t h c m ~ l r ~ s far the servfcc o f all, But no real
servica l e poseible i r l t ha t~ t oomu mount of rincriiiorr, far tras
niit:eintfon service will not bo e f tcatlre, at:@ nltbatrt aarrlae
ran~mcintfon dl1 not k& o a ~ ? ~ o t o nlso, Th:.t i a rhy, Srraanlji
a~asgritsr;gi the Lain XclcfiZ a t a~rv ice .i~l'tl ~#n~~n~ii~'ltbf 68 for th*
wallp por f~c t ant1 Prui tfal only i f i t i e dona in a spirit o f
&lrt<:chunt, liven tho utiscinee o f ~oligion consiots in t hu anp
~GPSIC~! 01 ~ ~ l f * ~ b l ) g g ~ % i ~ n . la5 The patriot ?r?rp@2; {lid mt
heaitata t a add r 'Although n man h ~ s not attainud a sinela
eytit~n of :jhilasaphy# nlthaa& hs doe@ wt brlf*iw in God a d
nerir hlisvad, althoaah he has not prayed eran onca in hi#
om !if@$ i f t h ~ : BWIL~ p 0 ~ e ~ of & ~ o d natlom has bream hi. to
the stat@ ahere he i e r~atly t o gftu up his Xifa and a l elas kr
others, lytl has rulrfveil nt th@ asas point t a nhfah the rsligiol
am ill cow thra~ylh his prayg::e and the pbllosopber thro~& hll
kno~l@l??e, ' 46 fljloe$n I i s s the litrprQaa messng4 ~i ilrlFaar sM i t o hf@##fl
4
Prnd nobl~et manihstatlon* It i s hare )hat re t%M thr rerltlnw
t fon of the tras spirit and eeernoe c f rerrica md ~ l f ~ d a d i o a % i # ~ ,
Thi@ i t l ~ a l 8su:Vicr 88 oxi~oanded 1.y $ii.fim$J$ thue @$fp$tnaligd
g o @ i f i l sdi'vica 61 r i f l e 8 thu dil;;n$ty gn[l o p l ~ e a$ h\lmafi
{ ~ @ l Q ~ ~ f i ~ 1 ttf",
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f Z i s t a iw ramwnlwr@d in t h i ~ cornridtian thrjt 8ngnriJl
reoagrd aes thr~a ltintlu of YUP'BIDB~ nf1o)ely,
poop), (spreartinly I~nbdedge 1, and
spirl tl tnl wiglm), N1 t h ~ 8 4 thrt~a kinti8 of ssrricu wu thcl rn1111
itor thc re~llzatilon of andf@ S:lt, In oth~r rarde, tiley are tha
spl~itull dluctp1111~3 for one's salvn.tion OF Prusc1oml &t, bf
thoea thrac Rtnrl~t of a~rtrloe, thc: f i r d t , namely, i s t&
l o r i ~ i i t at th~m i~canert i ti anlp g i v ~ v p h ~ i e a l c w n f o ~ t snd erctih
f tictione Pi& arrcantl otw, ncinaky, ir R llttl~ higher
id%\ o f 3i:~trice lwcnwstr f t fif ruil inttt31~ct u ~ 5 ifnorrlednv ~11nhl ab mar
i e Chv g i f t a t ~pfrt ta81 nisrlom whiah l 8 tha l~rentest
~l~rrlo~l on^' cnn d o t o ow'^ Self and t o R ~ L I fa l lomn, brew it
o f a l l h t ~ ~ ~ f i beln$,
There ras s misaonespticn, t t i e t~ hb palnttld out bn,
Vireh~nde, anti that $hill ldral has ~othlf ig tfi d a with 44
t o ahar $hat the Weal oP rerde, ir r pnrt and prracl af i ~ g
1 140% !1@cy4 1 ~ ~ t B.:FV~CL', BL'IPVIEU formon mast bs h..;r~dod M @dl,# I
rind G1:iami iit?*:fi3ntlfi hrts re~flrlrsd: #If n??y an^ euka fop the lonndk
t i o n rri' inntn~m!rlc qats nE sorvf atl [tone t~y the 13hftftc:cf a h a Ntarlon
e i ~ ~ d t h ~ n , ht! v i tl linrl it t b e r ~ , t&lc ~i irvicw t o (rll c g ~ a t l q n br
I n k i r g wpon Lh~m no e~ltrentially @or1 i e thtts the oiintral pcinciplr
o f ilncl?li Vl~dl~nna&a'e ta@ablngatl, Be beliuvad t h a t eelrriae [m) of a l l helnp, c3nald~~jr inf~ them ae nanitdstrtf am of t h ~ LOM* i#
But i a lt pragn~titic vfiBnlu~ only thnt sa f ind in t h ~ t e ~ o h l m e
of L n m ~ j i ' s P P ~ P R O ~ ~ Q : ~ ~ VudEnta? The ansser i s * c d r t ~ i n t y not .. anipttnnl signiIlonn~s anri mtrnnlnlj of oar &ny-.todny atrivinm
~ c ~ ~ ~ # ~ u c ~ c Y W Y I Y ~ I * W W W U I ~ ~ ~ * M * ~ . Y C * ~ M & ~ ~ )
47, 'rn dnathor oacnsltan, hd tlaid, %& i s i n a l l nrm, hat 4x1 MI R M ~ not i n t h a t 48 Shc! F~ason ivhy they eaf foP,l ($pi 3in?kpicrhn~te T i j a o h t n ~ , T, 8973,
her 'Hhg).;riehna s j C the ux~mple o f tha qwt hamait rerrtss, Ik, a brehaln, g ~ n t t s A s hnture & ~elrsd penaimfan t a atam It*, On h u f m refua alsiehna a.;?nt t a Ms house at nf@ rwbn wra asaasp pad the floar alth Me l o n ~ hair. It( prar~4, *oh l!at hqr, #%ire mo, tho nerrlint o f the pwl sh 4% ( P f rok@naMal fw #[BBt@S ' ' *
RclllaLn IColland,
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th:: indfvirlnnl urri.:l, in essentially l v o , hn na have alreadg - nottlc~d, ti% $nljr 70;1 he oarabils i s the smn to t31 of a l l htwlan
@oul& if .Bin$ i n the Won boll;s nnci oo hie rdllgiofi cgmir,tg i n
e:~ving t h ~ a ?lit h 811 loou am? honotv, for ncoo~ l i r t l : t o Sniunlji,
+Doin:; '~crk l o not rclit;ian, oorl: don? r ightly bnds t o freeda, I@
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The ~ o a l of t k prgctf ir4d;nta aceortlina $6 $#mi
Vledkann~cln 13 t h in coiwlrfir~:*tioq n~mly , the ruaiie:ltibn of' the
ritvinfty in a l l , 31 tkj in'llvidunl sida, praetieel V~ciAnta f ll
r~stly :~lGnnt t o onrst~l.: t l ~ i%llrtduei t o sdtf Ood in ev~taq th iq
I But on tho soaial sicic, the prectical V~dZntr
i o inb~nrlr;il t o d ~ a t r o y p r l v l c g ~ o ~ r . 4 t o ~ ' ~ t ~ h l i ~ h ~ U W B of
eqi18TiCg~ ?oth in ihc iaclcilaidttnl sum@ errl i n e o c i ~ l tenee,
gi'g~tic;!Z Ve:tinCs mitans thrt noognitlcn ~rr l the rdalixlt ian af