Thursday, September 04, 2008

Teachings of Swami Vivekananda - Cheerfullness


By the practice of cleanliness, the Sattva material prevails, and the mind becomes concentrated and cheerful. The first sign that you are becoming religious is that you are becoming cheerful. When a man is gloomy, that may be dyspepsia, but it is not religion. A pleasurable feeling is the nature of the Sattva. Everything is pleasurable to the Sattvika man, and when this comes, know that you are progressing in Yoga.  CW Vol. 1 P. 264

Teachings of Sri Ramakrishna

He who has realized God does not look upon a woman with the eye of lust.
P. 168 The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna