The attempt is to kill the false “I”, so that the real “I”, the Lord, will reign. “I the Lord thy God am a jealous God. Thou shalt have no other gods before me,” say the Hebrew scriptures.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDABe not afraid of anything. You will do marvelous work. The moment you fear, you are nobody. Be a hero. Always say, ‘I have no fear’. Tell this to everybody-‘Have no fear’.
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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Eka-Nishtha or devotion to one ideal is absolutely necessary for the beginner in the practice of religious devotion.
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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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Education is the manifestation of perfection already existing in man.
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One may gain political and social independence, but if one is a slave to his passions and desires, one cannot feel the pure joy of real freedom
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Thank God for giving you this world as a moral gymnasium to help your development, but never imagine you can help the world.
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Be an atheist if you want, but do not believe in anything unquestioningly.
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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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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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You must all pay attention to your health first.
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Ishvara is the highest manifestation of the Absolute Reality, or in other words, the highest possible reading of the Absolute by the human mind. Creation is eternal, and so also is Ishvara.
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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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Do not desire, for what you desire you get, and with it comes terrible bondage. It is nothing but bringing “noses on us,” as in the case of the man who had three boons to ask. We never get freedom until we are self-contained. “Self is the Saviour of self, none else.”
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Man’s experience in the world is to enable him to get out of its whirlpool.
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The earth is enjoyed by heroes”- this is the unfailing truth. Be a hero. Always say, “I have no fear.
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Whatever you think, that you will be. If you think yourselves weak, weak you will be; if you think yourselves strong, strong you will be.
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