Quote by Rabindranath Tagore, English Wri

The realization of our soul has its moral and its spiritual side. The moral side represents training of unselfishness, control of desire; the spiritual side represents sympathy and love. They should be taken together and never separated. The cultivation of the merely moral side of our nature leads us to the dark region of narrowness and hardness of heart, to the intolerant arrogance of goodness; and the cultivation of the merely spiritual side of our nature leads us to a still darker region of revelry in intemperance of imagination.

The realization of our soul has its moral and its spiritual

Summary

This quote highlights the importance of balancing both our moral and spiritual sides in order to fully realize our soul. The moral side entails cultivating qualities such as unselfishness and self-control, while the spiritual side involves developing qualities like sympathy and love. By emphasizing one aspect over the other, we risk falling into extremes that hinder our soul's growth. If we solely focus on the moral side, we may become narrow-minded and arrogant in our goodness. Conversely, overly indulging in the spiritual side can lead to excessive imagination without temperance. It is only by integrating both sides that we can achieve true harmony and fulfillment.

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By Rabindranath Tagore, English Wri

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