{"id":4349,"date":"2025-06-07T02:56:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T02:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diznr.com\/?p=4349"},"modified":"2025-06-07T02:56:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T02:56:26","slug":"love-of-god-this-short-story-will-change-your-life-motivational-speech-by-vivekananda-swami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/pdf\/love-of-god-this-short-story-will-change-your-life-motivational-speech-by-vivekananda-swami\/","title":{"rendered":"Love of God &#8211; This short story will change your life &#8211; motivational speech by swami vivekananda."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Love of God &#8211; This short story will change your life &#8211; motivational speech by swami vivekananda.<\/p>\n<p>[fvplayer id=&#8221;727&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"269\">Certainly! Here&#8217;s a short inspirational story attributed to <strong data-start=\"60\" data-end=\"81\">Swami Vivekananda<\/strong> that reflects the <strong data-start=\"100\" data-end=\"115\">love of God<\/strong> and the <strong data-start=\"124\" data-end=\"150\">power of pure devotion<\/strong> \u2014 a story that has inspired countless lives and continues to be shared in motivational talks and spiritual discourses.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"\" data-start=\"271\" data-end=\"274\" \/>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"276\" data-end=\"338\"><strong data-start=\"280\" data-end=\"338\">&#8220;The Love of God \u2013 A Short Story by Swami Vivekananda&#8221;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"340\" data-end=\"384\">One day, a disciple asked Swami Vivekananda:<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"386\" data-end=\"446\"><strong data-start=\"386\" data-end=\"446\">&#8220;Swamiji, how can I truly love God? How do I reach Him?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"448\" data-end=\"484\">Swamiji smiled and told him a story:<\/p>\n<hr class=\"\" data-start=\"486\" data-end=\"489\" \/>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"491\" data-end=\"562\"><strong data-start=\"491\" data-end=\"562\">There was once a young man who went to a spiritual master and said,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"564\" data-end=\"621\"><strong data-start=\"564\" data-end=\"621\">&#8220;Master, I want to find God. Please show me the way.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"623\" data-end=\"694\">The master looked at the youth, then calmly said,<br data-start=\"672\" data-end=\"675\" \/><strong data-start=\"675\" data-end=\"694\">&#8220;Come with me.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"696\" data-end=\"940\">He led the young man to a river and they both waded into the water, chest-deep. Suddenly, the master pushed the young man&#8217;s head underwater with great force and held it there. The boy struggled, kicking and flailing his arms, desperate for air.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"942\" data-end=\"1065\">After a while, the master let him go. Gasping, the young man burst to the surface, breathing heavily, eyes wide with shock.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1067\" data-end=\"1161\">The master asked him gently,<br data-start=\"1095\" data-end=\"1098\" \/><strong data-start=\"1098\" data-end=\"1161\">&#8220;While you were under the water, what did you desire most?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1163\" data-end=\"1231\">The young man replied,<br data-start=\"1185\" data-end=\"1188\" \/><strong data-start=\"1188\" data-end=\"1231\">&#8220;Air! I wanted air more than anything!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1233\" data-end=\"1396\">The master said,<br data-start=\"1249\" data-end=\"1252\" \/><strong data-start=\"1252\" data-end=\"1396\">&#8220;When you desire God the same way \u2014 with your whole heart and soul, with that same intensity and desperation \u2014 only then will you find Him.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"\" data-start=\"1398\" data-end=\"1401\" \/>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1403\" data-end=\"1615\">Swami Vivekananda turned to the disciple and said:<br data-start=\"1453\" data-end=\"1456\" \/><strong data-start=\"1456\" data-end=\"1615\">&#8220;This is the kind of love and longing one must have for God \u2014 not mere rituals or words, but a burning desire from within. That is true bhakti (devotion).&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"\" data-start=\"1617\" data-end=\"1620\" \/>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"1622\" data-end=\"1649\"><strong data-start=\"1626\" data-end=\"1649\">Moral of the Story:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1651\" data-end=\"1970\">To <strong data-start=\"1654\" data-end=\"1672\">truly love God<\/strong> is not to merely speak His name, but to seek Him with the same urgency with which we seek life itself. When your <strong data-start=\"1786\" data-end=\"1812\">longing for the divine<\/strong> is greater than all other desires \u2014 when it becomes the very <strong data-start=\"1874\" data-end=\"1897\">breath of your soul<\/strong> \u2014 then you will feel His presence, His love, and His power in your life.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"\" data-start=\"1972\" data-end=\"1975\" \/>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1977\" data-end=\"2041\">Would you like this as a video script or formatted for a speech?<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1977\" data-end=\"2041\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arunshanbhag.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/vivekananda_chicagospeech.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Love of God &#8211; This short story will change your life &#8211; motivational speech by swami vivekananda.<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"LC20lb MBeuO DKV0Md\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vivekavani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Thoughts-of-Power-by-Swami-Vivekananda.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thoughts of Power by Swami Vivekananda<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Love of God &#8211; This short story will change your life &#8211; motivational speech by swami vivekananda. 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