Neither seek nor avoid; take what comes. It is liberty to be affected by nothing. Do not merely endure; be unattached.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA
Our own selfishness makes us the most arrant cowards; our own selfishness is the great cause of fear and cowardice.
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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Neither seek nor avoid; take what comes. It is liberty to be affected by nothing. Do not merely endure; be unattached.
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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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Do not lower your goals to the level of your abilities. Instead, raise your abilities to the height of your goals.
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By practice men can bring even the heart under control, until it will just beat at will, slowly, or quickly, or almost stop. Nearly every part of the body can be brought under control.
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Never talk about the faults of others, no matter how bad they may be. Nothing is ever gained by that. You never help one by talking about his fault; you do him an injury, and injure yourself as well.
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The help which tends to make us spiritually strong is the highest help, next to it comes intellectual help and after that comes physical help.
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To get any reason out of the mass of incongruity we call human life, we have to transcend our reason, but we must do it scientifically, slowly, by regular practice, and we must cast off all superstition.
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All the forces that are working in this body have been produced out of food; we see that every day.
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I do not want to get material life, do not want the sense-life, but something higher. That is renunciation. Then, by the power of meditation, undo the mischief that has been done.
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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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You must all pay attention to your health first.
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If you have knowledge and see a man weak, do not condemn him. Go to his level and help him if you can. He must grow.
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The infinite library of the Universe is in your mind.
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Why should a Man be Moral? Because this strengthens his will.
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Man always is perfect, or he never could become so; but he had to realise it.
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Do not hate anybody, because that hatred which comes out from you must, in the long run, come back to you. If you love, that love will come back to you, completing the circle.
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