Be grateful that the poor man is there, so that by making a gift to him you are able to help yourself.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAI 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.
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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Talk to yourself atleast once in a Day.. Otherwise you may miss a meeting with an EXCELLENT person in this World.
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He who has infinite patience and infinite energy at his back, will alone succeed.
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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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Man in his true nature is substance, soul, spirit.
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Never say, ‘No’, never say, ‘I cannot’, for you are infinite. Even time and space are as nothing compared with your nature. You can do anything and everything, you are almighty
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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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Take courage and work on. Patience and steady work- this is the only way.
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As soon as we react, we become slaves. A man blames me, and I immediately react in the form of anger. A little vibration which he created made me a slave.
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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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Learn to feel yourself in other bodies, to know that we are all one. Throw all other nonsense to the winds. Spit out your actions, good or bad, and never think of them again. What is done is done. Throw off superstition. Have no weakness even in the face of death. Be free.
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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 fret because the world looks with suspicion at every new attempt, even though it be in the path of spirituality.
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Let him who has courage in his mind and love in his heart come with me. I want none else.
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The remedy for weakness is not brooding over weakness, but thinking of strength.
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The test of progress is the amount of renunciation that one has attained.
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Everything is easy when you are busy. But nothing is easy when you are lazy.
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The man who becomes angry never does a great amount of work, and the man whom nothing can make angry accomplishes so much.
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No one is ever really taught by another; each of us has to teach himself. The external teacher offers only the suggestion, which arouses the internal teacher, who helps us to understand things.
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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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The past was great no doubt, but I sincerely believe that the future will be more glorious still.
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Whatever you believe, that you will be. If you believe yourselves to be sages, sages you will be tomorrow. There is nothing to obstruct you.
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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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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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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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The gift of knowledge is the highest gift in the world.
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Be an atheist if you want, but do not believe in anything unquestioningly.
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