👍 On Sun, 14 Jan 2024 at 11:10, Rama <[email protected]> wrote:
> Yes Indeed very good message Jambunathan Ji and Rajaram Ji. Thanks and > kee[ sharing such good posts. > > On Sun, 14 Jan 2024 at 10:38, Rajaram Krishnamurthy <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> 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 "* >>> >>> > > -- > *Ramaswamy* > -- 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/CAL5XZoopBO4Kt_1uL%3D5pbXkUXRCcBqp0Ma9VHkdNum1tzhGJMw%40mail.gmail.com.
