A Comprehensive Collection - Swami Vivekananda

"IMMORTALITY. 125tructible. You are the Self, the God of the universe. Iam Existence Absolute, Bliss Absolute, KnowledgeAbsolute, I am He."Say that, and as the lion breaks thelittle cage of bulrushes and comes out, so break this chainWhat frightens you, what holds youand be free for ever.down? It isonly ignorance and delusion! Nothing elsecan bind you. You are the pure One, the ever blessed.and sit down in aSilly fools tell you, you are sinners,corner and weep. Foolishness, wickedness, downrightrascality to say you are sinners ! You are all God. Seeyou not God and call it man ? Therefore if you dare,stand on that, mould your whole life on that. If a mancuts your throat do not say no, for you are cutting yourown throajfc. When you help a poor man, do not feel theleast pride. That isworship for you, and not the cause ofpride. Is not the whole universe you ? Where is thereany one that is not you ? You are the soul of this universe.You are the sun, moon, and stars, it isyou that isshining in the land. The whole universe is you. Whomare you going to hate, or to fight ? Know then that thouart He, and model your whole life according to that, andhe who knows this and models his life according to it, willno more grovel in darkness.