A Comprehensive Collection - Swami Vivekananda

) THE REFORM OF CASTE. 553the heels of every one who choose to come into India, itwa^ for that we have become degraded, and the first quesi*tion must be. the breaking open the cells tjiat hide thewonderful treasures which our common ancestors accumulated. Bi^ng tht** treasures out, and give them to everybody,and the Brahmin must do it first., There is an old supersti-^ion^in Bengalthat if the cobra that bites sucks out hisown, poison, the patient must survive. Well then, theBmhmin must* suck out his own poison. To th non- Brahmin castes I say, wait, be not in a hurry. Do not betting hofcr bf every opportunity of fighting the Brahmin,because I have shown youit was your own fault. Whotold you not to be spiritual, and greatSanskrit scholars ?have "Wihatyou been doing all this time ? Why have youbeen lazy and now fret and fume because somebodyhadmore brains, more energy, more pluck and go than you ?Instead of wasting your energies in these vain discussionsand quarrels in the pages of our newspapers now and then,instead of trying to fight and quarrel in your own homesit is devilish, sinful, wicked use allyour energiesin acquiring the culture which the Brahmin has and thethingis done. Why do you n&t become Sanskrit scholars?Why do you not spend millions to bring Sanskrit education among all the castes of India ? That is the question.The moment you do that, you are equal to the Brahmin.That is the secret in India. Sanskrit and prestige come,together in India. As soon as you have that, no moredare any body say anything agaimj you. That is the onesecret; take up that. The whoje universe, to use the,ancient Advaitist s simile, is in tjstate of self -hypnotism.It is the will that is the power.I It is the man of strongwill that throws, as it were, a halo round him and bringsall other people to the same state of vibration as he has