I stand in reverence before every human being and see God in him.

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The moment I have realised God sitting in the temple of every human body, the moment I stand in reverence before every human being and see God in him — that moment I am free from bondage, everything that binds vanishes, and I am free.

Source Vivekananda, Practical Vedanta and other lectures, Practical Vedanta: Part II, §14 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Swami Vivekananda, every human body is a temple in which God sits; the day we stand with respect before each person and see God in them, we become free of everything that binds. Today, choose three people you will meet, a shopkeeper, a colleague, someone close to you, and greet them inwardly as one greets a sacred place.

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