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Gayatri Mantra: The Hymn of the Universe
Aum
Bhoor Bhuvah Swaha
Tat Savitur VarenyamBhargo Devasya
Dheemahi
Dhiyo yo nah prachodayat
May the worlds bear
witness to my prayer
That adorable light onwhich the enlightened
meditate
May That illumine my intellect
Birth in Kolkata
12 Jan 1863
1879Higher Learning
Guru and Disciple
1881-1886
1890-1892Wandering Monk
Meditation at the tip of India
24 Dec 1882
The life of Narendranath Datta
1893 Parliament of World Religions
What is Unity?
As soon as I think that I am a little body, I want to preserve it, to protect it, to keep it nice, at the expense of other bodies;
then you and I become separate.
All is the Self or Brahman. The saint, the sinner, the lamb, the tiger, even the murderer, as far as they have any reality, can be nothing else, because there is
nothing else.
What is Unity?
O Lord, Look not upon my evil qualitiesThy name O Lord is Same SightednessSee in us both the same Brahman (Higher Self)
One piece of iron is in the image in the templeAnd another is the knife in the hands of a
butcherBut the philosopher’s stone knows not these
distinctions, Both alike turn to gold
One drop of water is in the sacred YamunaAnother is found in the ditch by the roadsideBut when they finally meet and flow as one
stream into the GangesBoth alike become holy
Prabhuji more avagun chit na dharoSamdarsi hai naam tihaaro, chaaho to paar
karo
Ik loha pooja mein raakhat, ik ghar vyadhik paro
Sau duvidha paaras nahi jaanat, kanchan karat kharo
Ik nadiya ik naar kahaavat, main lohi neer bhayo
Jab mili dono ek baran bhai, sur sari naam paro
Thy Name is Same Sightedness
Realize this Unity“Each soul is potentially divine. The goal is to manifest this divinity within, by controlling nature, external and internal. Do this either by work, or worship, or psychic control, or philosophy - by one, or more, or all of these - and be free. This is the whole of religion. Doctrines, or dogmas, or rituals, or books, or temples, or forms, are but secondary details."
- Swami Vivekananada
You only control your action and not the results.
So be not motivated by results; nor be attached to inaction.
Bhagvad Gita, 2:47
The Path of Action (Karma Yoga)
Introducing Interfaith Dialogue
“God is the thread that runs through all these pearls, and each pearl is a religion or even a sect thereof.”
Introducing Interfaith Dialogue
“The idea that one man is born superior to another has no meaning in Vedanta (Hindu philosophy). Never judge the customs of other people by your own standards.”
Introducing Interfaith Dialogue
“Who has given you the right to say that truth exists nowhere else but in the Vedas (the ancient books of the Hindus)?”
Introducing Interfaith Dialogue
“Why should I tolerate? Toleration means that you are wrong and I am just allowing you”
Breaking Out of The Lesser Self: Selfless Dedication to Others
Morghan Velez Young
World Peace Buddhists
How we view ourselves is reflected in how we see the world and how we treat others
Selfishness is often the flip side of a lack of self-identity.
Buddhism views altruism as an expression of one’s awakening to one’s true self and explains that it stems from compassion, appreciation and a sense of interconnection rather than insecurity.
The notion of the “four virtues of the Buddha” describes and encourages a holistic view of self, a view that transcends selfishness.
World Peace Buddhists
The Four Virtues: true self, eternity, happiness and purity
The original concept of these four virtues predates Buddhism. Atman–“the breath of life.”
Espoused by the Brahmans, supreme purpose of atman was to acquire wealth and honor. So, by making offerings to the deities, people sought worldly gains.
In his early teachings, Shakyamuni refuted the Brahmanic view of self and in his later teachings revealed a different perspective on the matter.
In his later teachings, Mahayana or “Greater Vehicle” teachings, especially in the Lotus and Nirvana sutras, Shakyamuni expounds an entirely new view of self.
The “Greater Self.”
World Peace Buddhists
Inner Reformation Mahayana Buddhism advocates the
inner reform to discard one’s lesser self and develop the greater self rooted in compassion.
Buddhas are those who are awakened to the greater self of compassion: they see that their lives are connected to others and the world around them.
Buddhas have genuine appreciation for others and are driven by their desire to contribute to the world around them.
World Peace Buddhists
Manifesting Our Innate Buddhahood
Revealing true self means to chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, transform our perspectives, and expand our abilities to contribute to others’ happiness.
Manifesting our innate Buddhahood means shedding the lesser self of egotism.
By establishing our true self of Buddhahood, we come to understand, perhaps not intellectually but with our innermost heart, the eternity of life, and remain unswayed by our ever-changing circumstances while confidently challenging ourselves.
With a secure sense of self, we can even positively influence our environment.
Developing confidence in the Buddha nature as our true self.
World Peace Buddhists
True Selflessness Only through dedication to the happiness of others can we
break through our lesser self
Our bodhisattva practice is the cause for the Buddha’s four virtues to manifest in our lives
Their understanding of self is so encompassing that our own existence and the world around us becomes indistinguishable. A limited understanding of self, however, leads to egotism, bringing suffering and misery to both oneself and others.
World Peace Buddhists
Nahee Shurjo, Nahee Jyoti,
Nahee Shashanka Shundara
Bhaashey Brahmey Chaaya Shamo,
Chobi Bissho Charaa Charo
Ashfuto Mono Akaashey,
Jagato Sangshaaro Bhaashey
Oothey Bhaashey,
Dobey Punoh Aham Shatey Nirantaro
Dheerey Dheerey Chaaya Dolo,
Mahalaye Probeshilo
Bohey Dhaara “Aamee,” “Aamee,”
Eyee Dhaara Onushkhon
Sheyee Dharaao Boddho Holo,
Shunno Shunney Milaaeelo
Obang Mono Shogo Charam,
Bojhey Praano Bojhey Jaaro
Lo! The sun is not, Nor light,
Nor the comely moon,
In the great void of space,
Floats shadow-like the image Universe.
In the void of mind involute,
There floats the fleeting Universe,
Rises and floats, Sinks again, ceaseless, in the current "I"
Slowly, slowly, the shadow-multitude, Entered the primal womb,
And flowed, ceaseless, The only current, the "I am", "I am".
It is stopped, ev'n that current flows no more,
Void merged into void
Beyond speech and mind, Whose heart understands, he verily does
Aaji pronamey tomare cholibo,
natho songsaro kaje
Tumi amar noyone noyon rekho,
ontoro majhe
Hridoyo debota royecho prane, mono jeno taha niyoto jane,
Paaper chinta more jeno
dohi duhsoho laje
Sobo kolorobe sara dinoman,
suni onadi songeetogan
Sobaro songe jeno
obiroto tomaro songo raje
Nimeshe nimeshe noyone bochone,
sokol korme, sokol monone
Sokol hridoy tontre
jeno mongol baje
O Higher Self, today I surrender the
lower Self to you as I proceed to act
May you place your eyes in mine
Just as you reside in my heart
O God of my heartMay my mind always know your presence
May every thought of sin Burn in the flame of shame
In the ceaseless din of the world,
I hear the sacred music all the time
Be you with me
When I be with others
In every blink of the eye,
In every action and thought
In every part of my heart
May the sacred music play.