Man should be courageous. Lack of courage leads to doubt, despair, dejection and depression. When obstacles come, meet them with courage. They harden you, make you tough. The best way to get rid of weakness is to strike at the very top root of the tree - the mistake that you are the body with this name and this form, these senses, this intelligence and this mind. These are all the luggage you carry. Don’t you say, my nose, my mind, my hand, my reason, just as you say, my book, my umbrella? Who is this ‘I’ that calls all these, mine? That is the real ‘you’. It was there when you were born, when you were sleeping forgetful of all else forgetful even of your body with all its equipment, internal and external. That ‘I’ cannot be harmed; it does not change, it knows no death or birth. Learn the discipline that makes you aware of this truth and you will be ever free and bold. That is real vidya , the Atmavidya , which the sages have gathered for you. The thousands who come to Puttaparthi are coming there for this precious wealth; you too must, one day or other, learn this and save yourselves. All men have to reach the goal travelling along the path of wisdom. (SSS Vol.4, p. 194)
If you have the courage to face the consequence you will never utter falsehood. (GA, p. 241)
Be fearless! Counselled Vivekananda. ‘Courage is the one instrument for achieving any kind of success.’ Today people need to have courage and more determination, but be accompanied by discrimination, only then will success be assured. (DBG, p. 104)
Courage or ‘dhairya’ is also a Divine Vibhuti. True courage is the dhairya that comes from the practice of Dharma (Right Action) and as a benediction from God. All other forms of courage, such as courage which is based on physical prowess or intellectual strength, are of no avail. Physical and mental strength, economic power and public influence are like passing clouds. (SSE, p. 242)
Like a stream of water that flows down from the hills,
Courage emerges from the heart of a person who
trusts in God
O man, how do you expect to attain Divinity without
understanding and experiencing the principle of
love,
Which is the very form of God?
[Telugu Poem]
(SSS Vol.32 Part II, p. 114)
