Shakespeare's Shylock

Shylock: Go to then, you come to me, and you say, "Shylock, we would have moneys," you say so. . . . Shall I bend low and in a bondman's key, With bated breath and whisp'ring humbleness, Say this: "Fair sir, you spet on me Wednesday last, You spurn'd me such a day, another time You call'd me dog; and for these courtesies I'll lend you thus much moneys"? The Merchant Of Venice Act 1, scene 3, 115–116, 123–129 The Venetian merchant Antonio and his friends take a dim view of Shylock, the Jewish usurer, and his practice of charging interest on loans. For his "un-Christian" behavior, the Christians spit on Shylock, call him a cur, and kick him around the streets of Venice. In this speech—delivered when, as was inevitable, Antonio calls on Shylock for a loan—the usurer turns Antonio's words and actions against him. Shylock asks whether, after the treatment he's received, he should now servilely bow, whisper like a "bondman" (slave), and put himself at Antonio's disposal. He mocks the idea that he ought to respond "with bated breath"—a much misunderstood phrase. "To bate," like "to abate," means to diminish, reduce, or blunt. "With bated breath," therefore, means "in a hushed voice," with reduced "breath" (force of speech). We've adopted the phrase to mean, most often, "with one's breath held."

The world is in need of those whose life is one burning love, selfless

 'What the world wants is character. The world is in need of those whose life is one burning love, selfless. That love will make every word tell like thunderbolt. … Awake, awake, great ones! The world is burning with misery. Can you sleep?'


Swami  Vivekananda

so do thou wander alone like the rhinoceros

Vivekananda and Budha

During the early days of his explorations, Swami Vivekananda travelled widely all over India, many a time without food. His aim was to travel to Kanyakumari. He always proceeded alone on these journeys quoting the famous words of Buddha: 'Even as the lion not trembling at noises, even as the wind not caught in a net, even as the lotus leaf untouched by the water, so do thou wander alone like the rhinoceros.' After reaching Kanyakumari he worshipped Devi Kanyakumari in the shrine and then swam across the shark-infested waters to meditate on the rocks where, according to the Puranas, the Devi had performed tapasya.

Let us be Gods, let us make our hearts like an ocean, to go beyond all the trifles of the world

The nature of the brute is to remain where he is, of a human being to seek good and to avoid evil, and of God to neither seek nor avoid but just to be eternally blissful. Let us be Gods, let us make our hearts like an ocean, to go beyond all the trifles of the world and see it only as a picture. We can then enjoy it without being in any way affected by it.


Swami Vivekananda 

It is fear that is the greatest cause of misery in the world.

The moment you fear, you are nobody. It is fear that is the greatest cause of misery in the world. It is fear that is the greatest of all superstitions. It is fear that is the cause of our woes, and it is fearlessness that brings heaven in a moment.


Swami Vivekananda 

Wouldn’t it be better for the pig to lose his pig-individuality if he can become God?

So long as the millions live in hunger and ignorance, I hold every person a traitor who, having been educated at their expense, pays not the least heed to them! So long as there is desire or want, it is a sure sign that there is imperfection.


A perfect, free being cannot have any desire. 


Soft-brained people, weak-minded, chicken-hearted, cannot find the truth. 


One has to be free, and as broad as the sky. Some people are so afraid of losing their individuality. Wouldn’t it be better for the pig to lose his pig-individuality if he can become God? Yes. But the poor pig does not think so at the time. Which state is my individuality? When I was a baby sprawling on the floor trying to swallow my thumb? Was that the individuality I should be sorry to lose? Fifty years hence I shall look upon this present state and laugh, just as I now look upon the baby state. Which of these individualities shall I keep?


Swami Vivekananda 

Give everything and look for no return.

In the world take always the position of the giver. Give everything and look for no return. Give love, give help, give service, give any little thing you can, but keep out barter. Make no conditions and none will be imposed. Let us give out of our own bounty, just as God gives to us -Swami Vivekananda

In Buddha we had the great, universal heart and infinite patience, making religion practical and bringing it to everyone’s door

In Buddha we had the great, universal heart and infinite patience, making religion practical and bringing it to everyone’s door. In Shankaracharya we saw tremendous intellectual power, throwing the scorching light of reason upon everything. We want today that bright sun of intellectuality joined with the heart of Buddha, the wonderful infinite heart of love and mercy. This union will give us the highest philosophy. Science and religion will meet and shake hands. Poetry and philosophy will become friends.What! Those giants of old, the ancient Rishis, who never walked but strode, of whom if you were to think but for a moment you would shrivel up into a moth, they sir, had time--and you have no time! - Vivekananda sayings.

Freedom is the goal of all nature.

If you think that you are bound, you remain bound; you make your own bondage. If you know that you are free, you are free this moment. This is knowledge, knowledge of freedom. Freedom is the goal of all nature.

If you really want the good of others, the whole universe may stand against you and cannot hurt you.

If there is one word that you find coming out like a bomb from the Upanishads, bursting like a bombshell upon masses of ignorance, it is the word “fearlessness.” If you really want the good of others, the whole universe may stand against you and cannot hurt you. It must crumble before your power of the Lord Himself in you if you are sincere and really unselfish - Swami Vivekananda

Vivekananda sayings:First you have to build the body by good nutritious food—then only will the mind be strong.

If the mind is intensely eager, everything can be accomplished—mountains can be crumbled into atoms. If there is no strength in body and mind, the Atman cannot be realized. First you have to build the body by good nutritious food—then only will the mind be strong.

Vivekananda Life:facing family poverty

When How You Lead A Life Becomes Quotable:

Swami Vivekananda Searching Job
There is a small memoir in the life of Vivekananda. When Vivekananda’s father died, there was so much poverty in his home that often there was not enough food for both mother and son. So, Vivekananda would tell his mother, ”Today I am invited to a friend’s house, I will go there.” In fact there was no invitation, no nothing, he would just roam around on the roads and later return home. Otherwise the food was so little that his mother would feed him and would remain hungry herself.

So, he would return home with an empty stomach but happy and laughing saying loudly, ”It was a wonderful meal! Such delicious food dishes were cooked!” He would enter the house talking of those food stuffs that were nowhere cooked for him, that he had not eaten anywhere.

Girish Chandra Speaks "householders do not much understand Vedas and Upanishads, but we see genuine love for humanity in Swami Vivekananda and hence love him and his sangha."

One more touching incidence is worth recounting from the life of Swami Vivekananda. Once the Swami was delivering a talk on Vedas to the sannyasins of the Math. The whole country was in the grip of famine; people were suffering and even dying of hunger. Girish Chandra Gosh, a close associate of Swami Vivekananda and devotee of Sri Ramakrishna was listening to the erudite talk, but felt that such a talk was useless and misplaced, for it did not help mitigate the pangs of hunger of millions. Hence, intervening, Girish said, 'Swamiji, would this talk bring peace and solace to the suffering humanity? Can Vedanta and Vedas bring food to the hungry mouths? How I feel for them, what should I do! What can I do?'

Listening to the fervent appeal full of pathos and sincere feeling, the broad and tender heart of Swami Vivekananda melted, and tears rolled down his cheek. Not to embarrass the sannyasins, Swami Vivekananda rushed away to his chamber in great distress. Turning to the group of sannyasins, Girish Babu said, "See, how compassionate your swami is; we householders do not much understand Vedas and Upanishads, but we see genuine love for humanity in Swami Vivekananda and hence love him and his sangha."

Vivekananda recollection: the veritable embodiment of God - such simplicity, such sincere guileless love I have seen nowhere else.

Like Gopis of Vraja, who would protest to Krishna not to play the sweet music on his flute, for it attracted them to Him and His Raas Lila with such great intensity that they used to forget their homes and husbands, these workers would also protest: "O my Swamiji, do not come to us when we are working, for while talking to you our work stops and the supervising swami rebukes us afterwards." With such intensity of love, Swami Vivekananda would attract these poor laborers.

One day Swamiji had a desire to feed these workers. Accordingly, he made arrangements for their lunch. At his orders, bread, curry, sweets, and curds etc. were arranged for the Santhals. Sitting before the Swami, all of them relished the sumptuous food. One Keshta said: "O Swami, whence have you got such a thing! We never tasted anything like this." Feeding them to their heart's content, Swami Vivekananda said, "You are Narayana, God manifest; today I have offered food to Narayana."

Turning to the disciple, the Swami said: "I found them the veritable embodiment of God - such simplicity, such sincere guileless love I have seen nowhere else." And later addressing the sannyasins of the Math, Swami Vivekananda had said: "Can you mitigate their misery a little! Otherwise, of what good is the wearing of the Gerrua (ochre) robe? Sacrifice of everything for the good of others is real sannyasa..." "Seeing the poor people of our country starving for food, a desire comes to my mind to overthrow all ceremonial worship and learning, and go around from place to place to serve these poor and afflicted..."

faith

Without faith, nothing is impossible With it, nothing is impossible

Forgive

As long as we do not forgive others, they occupy rent free space in our mind.

Be silent

Be silent in two situations:
When u feel one can't understand ur feelings from ur words
And when one can understand u without any word

Today's facts of life

Big house but small family
More degrees but less common sense
Advanced medicine but poor health
Touched moon but neighbour untouched
High income but less peace of mind
High IQ but less emotions
Good knowledge but less wisdom &
Lot of humans but less humanity

comfort zone

Everything u want in Life is waiting for u outside ur Comfort zone n inside ur Effort Zone. Just Make a

Believe, Learn, Behave, Plan, Earn, Spend, Save and Enjoy

Believe correctly, Learn practically, Behave decently, plan accordingly, earn honestly, spend wisely, save regularly, Then Enjoy ur life  COMPLETELY

worst or best Blessings!

May the worst day of ur future be better than d best day of ur past.

Life gives chance to everyone

Theory of life:"When Flood comes, the Fish eat Ants Bt When water dries, the Ants eat Fish. Life gives chance to everyone. "just wait 4 our turn" 

friendship

Beauty is to see not to touch...
friendship is to make not to break...
what comes and goes is called a trend...
the one who stays forever is called a friend

Friendship

Friendship is not a word, not merely a relationship. It's a silent promise saying,"I was, I am, & I will be " a headache for you ever & forever....

Everything has limit

Road has speed limit
Bank has Money limit
Exam has time limit
Building has height limit.
Life has age limit.
But
thinking has no limit.
So think better live better.

Good morning!

Success

Success comes from right decision.
Right decision comes from confidence.
Confidence comes from experience.
Experience comes from wrong Decision!!
Don't scare of unsuccessful.

Successful People

Successful People Don't Relax in Chairs. They Feel Relaxed With Their Work.They Sleep With Their Dream.And Awake With A Commitment!

Heart Beat - the Best Music

The most Beautiful Music in d World is Ur Own Heart Beat. It gives an assurance dat U wil Survive even wen d whole World leaves U alone.

Life

The simplest thing in this world is our life.. And the most Complicated thing is the way we live it.
Good morning!

Creative

A seed while growing makes no sound. A tree when falling makes huge noise. Destruction shouts But Creation is always quiet :) B quiet, Achieve more!

Competition or Contribution

When you move your focus from Competition to Contribution, LIFE becomes Celebration. Never try to defeat people, Just win them. Difficult but possible

Charles Dicken's "Merry Christmas" without money

When I live in such a world of fools as this?Merry Christmas! Out upon merry Christmas! What's Christmastime to you but a time for paying bills without money;a time for finding yourself a year older, and not an hour richer; a time for balancing your books, and having every item in 'em through a round dozen of months presented dead against you?If I could work my will, every idiot who goes about with "Merry Christmas" on his lips should be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart. He should

Charles Dickens's Holiday Leave

You'll want all day tomorrow, I suppose?It's not convenient and it's not fair. If I was to stop half a crown for it, you'd think yourself ill used, I'll be bound?...And yet, you don't think me ill used when I pay a day's wages for no work....A poor excuse for picking a man's pocket every twenty-fifth of December...

[Christmas Carol - Mr Scrooge, the employer  to Bob Cratchit, the poor employee on Christmas Eve evening ]

Shakespeare's World is a stage

All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances -
Shakespeare

Trust

When You Fully Trust A Person Without  Any DOUBT,
You Finnaly Get One Of The Two Results:
Either "A PERSON For LIFE"...
OR
"A LESSON for LIFE"

God Bless You.