Thursday, April 08, 2010

There is not one spark of real enjoyment there...

The idea that the gratification of the senses constitutes enjoyment is purely materialistic.There is not one spark of real enjoyment there; all the joy you find in it is a mere reflection of the true bliss.

Swami Vivekananda at a retreat given at the Thousand Island Park, USA. June 25, 1895. Complete Works, 7.16.

The Lord looks into a man's heart...

The Lord looks into a man's heart and does not judge him by what he does or where he lives.   
p. 204 The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna