VIVEKANANDA WRITES AND INSPIRES YOU

LETTER NO.34

Dear……………..,*

'...In India the one thing we lack is the power of combination, organisation, the first secret of which is obedience.

…. Go on bravely. Do not expect success in a day or a year. Always hold on to the highest. Be steady. Avoid jealousy and selfishness. Be obedient and eternally faithful to the cause of truth, humanity, and your country, and you will move the world. Remember it is the person, the life, which is the secret of power — nothing else. Keep this letter and read the last lines whenever you feel worried or jealous. Jealousy is the bane of all slaves. It is the bane of our nation. Avoid that always. All blessings attend you and all success.'

Yours affectionately,

VIVEKANANDA.

*[You may treat these letters as if addressed to you]

 SOURCE: The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda,

                  Volume-5 [Epistles-First Series- LXI]