Liberty is the first condition of growth. It is wrong, a thousand times wrong, if any of you dares to say, ‘I will work out the salvation of this woman or child.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAThe great lesson is, that unity is behind all. Call it God, Love, Spirit. Allah, Jehovah – it is the same unity that animates all life from the lowest animal to the noblest man.
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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Man makes the mistake of separating himself from God and identifying himself with the body.
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The infinite library of the Universe is in your mind.
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The mind is but the subtle part of the body. You must retain great strength in your mind and words.
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If you are pure, if you are strong, you, one man are equal to the whole world.
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Man’s experience in the world is to enable him to get out of its whirlpool.
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What we call powers, secrets of nature, and force, are all within. In the external world are only a series of changes.
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The Hindus have to learn a little bit of materialism from the West and teach them a little bit of spirituality.
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Why should a Man be Moral? Because this strengthens his will.
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When a man is perfect, he sees perfection in others. When he sees imperfection, it is his own mind projecting itself.
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Blame nobody else, do not commit the mistake of the ignorant.
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Persevere on, my brave lads, We have only just begun. Never despond! Never say enough!
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Mind you, there is no value in learning. You are all mistaken in learning. The only value of knowledge is in the strengthening, the disciplining, of the mind.
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I have come to this conclusion that there is only one country in the world which understands religion – it is India.
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All practice or worship is only for taking off this veil. When that will go, you will find that the Sun of Absolute Knowledge is shining in Its own lustre.
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In whatever name or form they are offered, all these flowers are laid at God’s feet, for He is the one Lord of all, the one Soul of all souls.
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