Definition of a man or woman of God...

The Vedic definition of a man or woman of God...
Softer than the flower, where kindness is concerned;
stronger than the thunder,
where principles are at stake.

the way to consciousness

The only way to achieve consciousness
is by concentrating on the physical, the mental, and the spiritual.
Concentration on the powers of the spirit to discover unity
in diversity is called consciousness.
All that draws on unity is moral all the draws on diversity is immoral.
Swami Vivekananda

the greatness of our soul...

To know our soul apart from our ego is the first step toward accomplishing the supreme deliverance. It is necessary that we know with absolute certainty that in essence we are spirit. And we can only arrive at this knowledge if we render ourselves masters of our ego, if we rise above all pride, all appetite, all fear, by knowing that material losses and the death of the body can never take away the truth and the greatness of our soul.

Rabindranath Tagore

What causes fear?

Fear is man's greatest enemy,
and it manifests itself in forms as diverse as shame, jealousy, anger, insolence, arrogance...
What causes fear? Lack of confidence in oneself.
Swami Prajnanpad

The soul is consciousness...

What is the soul? The soul is consciousness.
It shines as the light within the heart.
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad

you see truly...

If you see the soul in every living being, you see truly.
If you see immortality in the heart of every mortal being, you see truly.
The Bhagavad Gita

catch the tone...

Amidst this chaos there is harmony,
throughout these discordant sounds there is a note of concord,
and he who is prepared to listen to it will catch the tone.

Swami Vivekananda