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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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Simplicity

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Two nights ago, a small but powerful storm passed through my area. There was so much lightning that the electric company shut down the electricity for our town as well as neighboring towns for a good 10 hours or so. It was pitch dark everywhere in the house. At first, I was annoyed because I [...]

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