not I but Thou

What’s a conspiracy theory you actually find believable?

Can there be anything in a person’s destiny that transcends wealth, political influence, intellectual brilliance, and social prestige? This question is relevant because, despite possessing all these in abundance, some individuals still appear dissatisfied.

Apart from all this, what is it that they might be yearning for? Perhaps even they themselves do not know. The truth is that such discontent is widespread, it plagues everyone, and even the most fortunate among us are not immune to it.

According to Swami Vivekananda, “Not I, but thou” is the key to human progress. Morality begins with this principle. No civilization can endure without this spirit of selflessness; indeed, even religion is impossible without it. Therefore, selflessness is completeness.

Buddha comes to mind as an example. He turned his back on everything—high lineage, political power, and wealth. Serving humanity was paramount to him. Similarly, Jesus Christ sacrificed his life so that others might attain immortality. Muhammad and Nanak, too, were cast in the same mold.

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  1. Good ideas, thanks for sharing with us.

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  2. Rajeev's avatar Rajeev says:

    I see this as an extension of the thought—perhaps through the lens of Karmayoga.

    Material acquisition is almost unavoidable while performing our karma. We earn, build, create and acquire as we go through life. Perhaps the deeper question is not what we acquire, but how attached we become to it.

    We can possess things without allowing those things to possess us. Maybe detachment is not the absence of acquisition, but freedom from being defined by it.

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  3. It’s the versatility in thoughts for me 🔥

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