"...what is lost in time may be made up by speed in work. So, says Vedanta, religion is to be realized now. And for you to become religious means that you will start without any religion, work your way up and realize things, see things for yourself; and when you have done that, then, and only then, do you have religion." - Vivekananda
V is not speaking of religion in the conventional sense of organized, pew-sitting religion, but about spiritual tradition that culminates in actual Realization for the seeker. He urges us to begin now regardless of circumstance or belief, nor is he ignorant of real-life concerns that divert so many of us off-course:
"It is very hard work to get money. It is harder work to keep it. You fight the whole world to get a little money together and fight all your life to protect it. Therefore there is more anxiety for the rich than the poor....This is the way it is." - V
No wonder Republicans are so high strung these days.
V is not speaking of religion in the conventional sense of organized, pew-sitting religion, but about spiritual tradition that culminates in actual Realization for the seeker. He urges us to begin now regardless of circumstance or belief, nor is he ignorant of real-life concerns that divert so many of us off-course:
"It is very hard work to get money. It is harder work to keep it. You fight the whole world to get a little money together and fight all your life to protect it. Therefore there is more anxiety for the rich than the poor....This is the way it is." - V
No wonder Republicans are so high strung these days.
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