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The moment you expand and feel for others, you gain help. The selfish man is the most miserable in the world. The happiest is the man who is not at all selfish. He has become the whole creation, the whole race and God is within him.
Source Vivekananda, Practical Vedanta and other lectures, The Goal, §4 · 📖 Read the full passage
✨ To meditate on today
According to Swami Vivekananda, withdrawing into oneself brings unhappiness, while opening to others with compassion widens the heart until it embraces all creation, where God dwells. Today, whenever you catch yourself thinking only of yourself, turn your attention to someone close to you and ask yourself what would do them good.
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