Question

Vivekananda spoke of many things, but one constant refrain of his speech and writing was abhaya'-be fearless, be strong. For him, man was no miserable sinner but a part of divinity.
why should he be afraid of anything? "If there is a sin in the world, it is weakness; avoid all weakness, weakness is sin, weakness is death."That had been the great lesson of the Upanishads. Fear breeds evil, weeping and walking. There had been enough of that,enough of softness.
1. What had been the great lesson of the Upanishads?
2. What did Vivekananda mean by 'Abhaya'?

Answer 1

1. The central and most important theme of the Upanishads is the realization that the ultimate, formless and inconceivable Brahman is the same as Atman. ... The Upanishads tell us that the core of our own self is not the body or the mind, but Atman. Atman is the core of all creatures, our innermost essence.
2. Abhaya was also the name of son of Bimbisar (बिम्बिसार). The name Abhaya is found in Mahabharat also. A son of Dhrtrashtra was also mentioned as Abhaya. Abhaya means a person who is free from fear. Abhaya refers to a secure state.

Answer 2

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➱ 1. ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ʟᴇꜱꜱᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴜᴩᴀɴɪꜱʜᴀᴅꜱ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜰᴇᴀʀ ʙʀᴇᴇᴅꜱ ᴇᴠɪʟ, ᴡᴇᴇᴩɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀɪʟɪɴɢ. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴀᴛ, ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴏꜰᴛɴᴇꜱꜱ.

➱ 2. ᴠɪᴠᴇᴋᴀɴᴀɴᴅᴀ ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ ʙy "ᴀʙʜᴀyᴀ"- ʙᴇ ꜰᴇᴀʀʟᴇꜱꜱ, ʙᴇ ꜱᴛʀᴏɴɢ.

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