It is impossible to withstand the inevitable tragedies of life on earth if we seek life apart from God. Life in God is universal life, it is life in the universality, wisdom and joy of the Self. We shall be drowned in the ocean of misery if we live in selfishness. A little straw in the river sinks down under a small weight. A log floats, though a crocodile may lie upon it. A selfish life is like the little straw which is unable to hold itself up against the burden of a little suffering. An unselfish man is like the log, though the monster of great misery be thrust upon him, he lives in serenity, wisdom and joy. The life of wisdom is to live in the realization of the Self in all. All is the Self. Realize the Self in all; love the Self in all. In such realization, life becomes a joyous progress and love a living power.
Realization of the Self
Swami Premananda
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