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Leading A Spiritual Life

Some people live in self-pride. They are always busy
praising themselves. But, self-praise can only satisfy
the person himself. Others will never pay heed to the
accolades he heaps upon himself. Moreover, if you yearn
to develop a quality that you do not actually possess, that
will lead to some fruitless, unrealistic course of action.
As a result, you will never gain the respect of others.
However, everyone is born with some special quality. If
you discover that quality, concentrate upon it and put
it to good use, that will engender gratefulness to God in
yourself and in others.

Sisters and Brothers

Spirituality begins with one who projects himself as a spiritual
person. Only one who can do so will produce a spiritual result.

wami Vivekananda, a great spiritual luminary of
SIndia, was motivated by a desire expressed by his
guru, Rama Krishnan Paramhans, who once said to
him: “I hope that some day you will visit the USA and
introduce Indian spirituality to the American people.”
Swami Vivekananda took these words to heart and
when, in 1893, he came to know that an international
religious conference was going to be held in Chicago,
he resolved to follow the advice of his guru. With the
help of one of his friends, he embarked on a ship setting

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