The Hindus have to learn a little bit of materialism from the West and teach them a little bit of spirituality.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAWe must plunge heart and soul and body into the work. And until we are ready to sacrifice everything else to one Idea and to one alone, we never, never will see the Light.
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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Astrology and all these mystical things are generally signs of a weak mind.
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We, we, and none else, are responsible for what we suffer. We are the effects, and we are the causes.
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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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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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If in this hell of a world one can bring a little joy and peace even for a day into the heart of a single person, that much alone is true; this I have learnt after suffering all my life; all else is mere moonshine.
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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 test of progress is the amount of renunciation that one has attained.
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Perfect life is a contradiction in terms. Therefore we must always expect to find things not up to our highest ideal. Knowing this, we are bound to make the best of everything.
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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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Be 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’.
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Take Risks in Your Life If you Win, you Can Lead! If You Lose, You can Guide!
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They only live, who live for others, the rest are more dead than alive.
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The best thermometer to the progress of a nation is its treatment of its women.
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When death is so certain, it is better to die for a good cause.
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Books are infinite in number and time is short. The secret of knowledge is to take what is essential. Take that and try to live up to it.
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