Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States of America, and one of the greatest presidents of the country. He led the nation through the American Civil War, successfully preserving the Union and abolishing slavery, making America a more free country, although this came at the expense of his own life.
After all we are all human beings. Anywhere in the whole world, wherever anybody tries to dominate and destroy the innocent human beings that are created by God is to be punished, whether he is an Indian, Englishman or anyone ... Such a generous light enlightens your [heart], and you become a different person. For example, we can say [of] Abraham Lincoln, a man we call him very great. What was the thing about him? He was very big. Why? Because he could see that when I do not want to be enslaved, why should I have a slave? [1977-0630]
Abraham Lincoln was a realized Soul, no doubt. He had his vision of democracy. But he could not fulfill it because others were not realized Souls. They could not come up to his vision and they could not imbibe these things within them. They just praised him. He’s their hero. They'll make a statue out of him, garland him, write books on him, but nothing of Abraham Lincoln goes into their being, nothing. They do not follow him in the way he lived his life. They'll call them 'Lincolnists' or something like that. Some sort of a 'ism' they'll put to that. They will try to possess him, brand him into something, but not try to imbibe him into themselves. [1980-0901]
You are absolutely special people to be born. You have taken birth in this country with a very, very special purpose, because I told you, you are born on this place, this is America. What a place it is! I mean, you had great people like Abraham Lincoln, great people like him. What a man he was in life. You have forgotten him completely, his ideals and things. I mean, what a man is Abraham Lincoln. … He was a realized Soul, his ideas and all that are gone off. Now it is for you to establish for what you have stood, for what God has created this America, this chakra of Vishuddhi. [1981-0928]
Now this is a very, very important thing one has to know that America itself God has created with a special purpose. Abraham Lincoln and all these people, great people who talked about the fraternity, and the collectivity, and all that. Because this is the center of collectivity, this is the center where people feel the collectivity. [1981-1004]
[When you are helping others,] what is there to help. Who is the other? If you are the collectivity, if you are Shrī̄ Kṛiṣhṇa, then what are you helping? You are helping yourself; this is your own finger. If you help your own finger, you don’t help it in a different way than you help other fingers. That means you become collective being, and you are. People like Abraham Lincoln, as I said yesterday, and great people in this country established these great ideals of liberty. [1981-1005]
The Vishuddhi stands for diplomacy and sweetness and self-esteem and communication and collectivity – like your Abraham Lincoln, he stood for collectivity. Abraham Lincoln was a saint – did you know that? – a realized Soul. [1983-0500]
If you read Abraham Lincoln, you do feel ‘isn’t that Sahaj?’ Really he was talking of golden age I think. [1983-0527]
Now, the men have to become extremely kind, affectionate, compassionate. Give up that competitive spirit, that fighting spirit like Napoleon had – all those ideas are outdated. Now, whom do you respect? People like Mahatma Gandhi or Abraham Lincoln. Everyone, an American should think of Abraham Lincoln. [1983-1001]
Abraham Lincoln believed that everybody must have freedom and the government should be for the public, for the people. Whatever he talked, he practiced it. Whatever he believed in he worked it out and gave his life for it, that’s why he’s a great man. [1983-1106]
Abraham Lincoln himself was a realized Soul and his idea of freedom was not abandonment by any chance. [1991-0801]
I am a big admirer of Abraham Lincoln ... because of Him, America has become so great. [2001-0804]
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