Their love and sympathy for suffering humanity was so great that they came and incarnated again.

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From time to time some of them will come back to this earth and take another body to teach human beings the way to God; and the great teachers of the world have been such. They were already free, and were living with God in the highest sphere; but their love and sympathy for suffering humanity was so great that they came and incarnated again to teach mankind the way to heaven.

Source Vivekananda, Practical Vedanta and other lectures, Practical Vedanta: Part IV, §11 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Swami Vivekananda, some dualist schools of India teach that the world's great spiritual teachers were souls already free, living with God, who came back to earth out of pure love and compassion for those who suffer. Today, following their example, step out of your comfort a little to help someone who is struggling: a call, a visit, a helping hand.

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