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Why unselfishness?

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Swami Vivekananda, in Karma Yoga, enjoins us to “work for work’s sake” (source). He writes:
“There are some who are really the salt of the earth in every country and who work for work’s sake, who do not care for name, or fame, or even to go to heaven. They work just because good will come of [...]

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Why?

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

The thread of comments we’ve exchanged on Anish’s most recent post got me thinking:
Why do I value the things I do?
Why do I value selflessness above selfishness? Why do I consider honesty more ethical than lying? Why do I struggle to achieve self-control instead of satisfying my immediate desires? Why do I admire sincerity more [...]

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Muscling your way to enlightenment

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

“You may have the Gita in your left hand but have a football in your right.”
So said Swami Vivekananda, according to the reminiscences of A. Srinivasa Pai.
This raises an interesting and often neglected aspect of spiritual development — physical exercise. Hinduism, like most other religions, seems sedentary — after all, if sitting for years on [...]

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