He sent a thought of love towards the south, the north, the east, and the west, above and below.

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You remember that passage in the sermon of Buddha, how he sent a thought of love towards the south, the north, the east, and the west, above and below, until the whole universe was filled with this love, so grand, great, and infinite. When you have that feeling, you have true personality.

Source Vivekananda, Practical Vedanta and other lectures, Practical Vedanta: Part II, §18 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Swami Vivekananda, recalling a teaching of the Buddha, we can send a thought of love in every direction until the whole universe is filled with it, and it is in this feeling that our true personality is found. Today, take one minute to send inwardly a thought of goodwill toward the north, the south, the east and the west, toward those you know and those you do not know.

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