Swami Vivekananda - Show people their own beautiful light.

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Never talk about the faults of others, no matter how bad they may be. Nothing is ever gained by that. You never help anyone by talking about his faults. You do him an injury and injure yourself as well. You cannot judge a man by his faults...Wickedness is ignorance and weakness.  What is the good of telling people that they are weak? Criticism and destruction are of no avail. We must give them something higher. Tell them of their own glorious nature...This is the first lesson to learn: Be determined not to curse anything outside yourself, not to lay the blame upon anyone outside, but be a man, stand up, lay the blame on yourself. You will find that that is always true. Get hold of yourself.
- Swami Vivekananda

To read this book: Vedanta Voice of Freedom

Swami Vivekananda, "To An Early Violet"

169 "To An Early Violet"

What though thy bed be frozen earth,
Thy cloak the chilling blast;
What though no mate to cheer thy path,
Thy sky with gloom overcast;

What though if love itself doth fail,
Thy fragrance strewed in vain;
What though if bad over good prevail,
And vice over virtue reign:

Change not thy nature, gentle bloom,
Thou violet, sweet and pure,
But ever pour thy sweet perfume,
Unasked, unstinted, sure!

~Swami Vivekananda, Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda Volume 8

Quotes of Oneness

“There is only one religion, though there are a hundred versions of it.” ~ George Bernard Shaw

“We want to lead mankind in the place where there is neither the Vedas, nor the Bible, nor the Koran; yet this is to be done by harmonizing the Vedas, the Bible and the Koran. Mankind ought to be taught that religions are but the varied expressions of The Religion, which is Oneness, so that each may choose that path that suits him best.” ~ Swami Vivekananda

“The candles are many, but the light is one.” ~ Rumi

“Truth is one; only It is called by different names. All people are seeking the same Truth; the variance is due to climate, temperament, and name. A lake has many ghats. From one ghat the Hindus take water in jars and call it ‘jal’. From another ghat the Mussalmāns take water in leather bags and call it ‘pāni’. From a third the Christians take the same thing and call it ‘water’. Suppose someone says that the thing is not ‘jal’ but ‘pāni’, or that it is not ‘pāni’ but ‘water’, or that it is not ‘water’ but ‘jal’, It would indeed be ridiculous. But this very thing is at the root of the friction among sects, their misunderstandings and quarrels. This is why people injure and kill one another, and shed blood, in the name of religion. But this is not good. Everyone is going toward God. They will all realize Him if they have sincerity and longing of heart.” ~ Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

“I came to the conclusion long ago … that all religions were true and also that all had some error in them, and whilst I hold by my own, I should hold others as dear as Hinduism. So we can only pray, if we are Hindus, not that a Christian should become a Hindu … But our innermost prayer should be a Hindu should be a better Hindu, a Muslim a better Muslim, a Christian a better Christian.” ~ M. K. Gandhi

“All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree.” ~ Albert Einstein