Gotra said indirectly King tracing etc? KR On Sun, 14 Jan 2024 at 06:09, Jambunathan Iyer <[email protected]> wrote:
> *Thanks to a devotee who shared this wonderful quote of Swami Vivekananda!* > > > > *If we give up that spirituality, leaving it aside to go after the > materialising civilisation of the West, the result will be that in three > generations we will be an extinct race; because the backbone of the nation > will be broken, the foundation upon which the national edifice has been > built will be undermined, and the result will be annihilation all round. * > > > > *Therefore, my friends, the way out is that first and foremost we must > keep a firm hold on spirituality — that inestimable gift handed down to us > by our ancient forefathers. Did you ever hear of a country where the > greatest kings tried to trace their descent not to kings, not to > robber-barons living in old castles who plundered poor travellers, but to > semi-naked sages who lived in the forest? Did you ever hear of such a land? > This is the land. * > > > > *In other countries great priests try to trace their descent to some king, > but here the greatest kings would trace their descent to some ancient > priest. Therefore, whether you believe in spirituality or not, for the sake > of the national life, you have to get a hold on spirituality and keep to > it. Then stretch the other hand out and gain all you can from other races, > but everything must be subordinated to that one ideal of life; and out of > that a wonderful, glorious, future India will come — I am sure it is coming > — a greater India than ever was. * > > > > *Sages will spring up greater than all the ancient sages; and your > ancestors will not only be satisfied, but I am sure, they will be proud > from their positions in other worlds to look down upon their descendants, > so glorious, and so great.* > > > N Jambunathan Rengarajapuram-Kodambakkam-Chennai-Mob:9176159004 > > *" What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you > become by achieving your goals. If you want to live a happy life, tie it to > a goal, not to people or things "* > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZorEQFGGZ9sQsh_FabApZHwwVoz3MT727yc71snfj9qHYg%40mail.gmail.com.
