Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda Vol 2. March 27, 1900
The Goal:
Tenets:
a.
Search for Ideal: (Known intrinsically to every
man)
a.
Outside = Dualism
b.
Inside = Monism
b.
God is free hence cannot create a world because
creation is action which requires force and a free entity cannot be forced to
do anything. Therefore this is all play/fun. (LEELA)
c.
Should not hurt anyone because we hurt ourselves
actually since all is ONE.
Meditate:
a.
Whirlpools:
a.
Bodies are whirlpools in ocean of matter
b.
Minds are whirlpools in ocean of mind
c.
Everywhere we are one.
b.
Universe = Time + Space + Causation
a.
Mind – When did it begin?
i.
When I FORGOT my TRUE NATURE and became bound by
T+S+C
b.
Time –When did it began?
i.
When I started to THINK
c.
Space-when did it began?
i.
When I identified myself (got) with BODY
d.
Causation – when did it began?
i.
When I became LIMITED.
c.
GOD and worship – I worship my Self
Method:
- 1 Be unselfish – gives happiness, expand
- 2 Loose individuality to GOD
- 3 Obtain infinite Life become LIFE itself.
- 4 For those whose ideal is Pleasure
a.
–> senses –> graduate to higher planes
– higher happiness
b.
more enjoyment –> spiritual plane - > happiness within himself
c.
Krama Mukti
- 5 Try to attain:
a.
Universal body – by letting go of EGO
b.
Universal mind – by letting go of individual
mind
c.
Universal soul – by letting go of individual
soul
- 6 Realize that I am eternally living – I Am ONE alone through eternity
a.
I lived in Buddha, Jesus, Mohammad and will
continue living… Only I alone live
b.
Try to feel the joy in other’s bodies as a
process of expansion.
c.
Ecstasy of joy of living in every body for eternity of course comes
with all the pain too.
d.
BE SENSIBLE - Mistakes – learn from it – move on
– don’t look back/stop.
e.
PRACTISE – part playing in living life. Infinite is real finite is play
- 7 THINK & REASON
- 8 Go beyond churches/temple (good to be born there but not to die there) and have direct communion
- 9 If you have not seen GOD – You are an atheist.
GOALS of life:
- 1 Know that you are eternally FREE.. never bound.. its all fun, game
- 2 Know that we are all Eternally INFINITE and there is only One GOD.
- 3 Know that I chose to play this part while being eternally free. – PLAY/FUN
- 4 Eternal PEACE - In Manifold see ONE – his own Soul / In infinite death sees LIFE
- 5 NONE – coz u r eternally free. Only beggars have goals/aims.
