The Story Of Swami Rama - Holybook

The Story Of Swami Rama
Your ancestors are my ancestors. Hence I come to shake
hands with you as your brother and not as a stranger. I
have another ground which equally entitles me to this
privilege. I am a Japanese from my very birth in regard
to my temper, manners, habits, and sympathies. With
these forewords, let me come to the subject.
The secret of success is an open secret. Everybody has
got something to say on the subject, and perhaps you
have often heard its general principles enunciated, but
the vital importance of the subject justifies any amount
of emphasis driving it home into the minds of people.
1. PRINCIPLE OF SUCCESS—Work.
At the outset, let us put this question to Nature around
us. All the ―books in running brooks, and sermons in
stones‖ preach with unmistakable accent the gospel of
continuous, incessant work. Light bestows upon us the
power of sight. Light gives a mainspring to all beings.
Let us see what light is thrown on the question by Light
itself. I will take for illustration the ordinary light—the
lamp. The underlying secret of a lamp's lustre and
splendour is that it spares not its wick and oil. The
wick and oil or the little self is being constantly
consumed and glory is the natural consequence. There it
is, the lamp says, spare yourself and you will be
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