Swami Vivekananda on anger
Swami Vivekananda116 quotes“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.”
More from Swami Vivekananda
The history of the world is the history of a few men who had faith in themselves.
Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda The mind is but the subtle part of the body. You must retain great strength in your mind and words.
Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda The man who becomes angry never does a great amount of work, and the man whom nothing can make angry accomplishes so much.
Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda Neither seek nor avoid; take what comes. It is liberty to be affected by nothing. Do not merely endure; be unattached.
Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda The gift of knowledge is the highest gift in the world.
Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda Why are people so afraid? The answer is that they have made themselves helpless and dependent on others. We are so lazy, we do not want to do anything ourselves. We want a Personal God, a Savior or a Prophet to do everything for us.
Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda You are strong, omnipotent, and omniscient. No matter that you have not expressed it yet, it is in you. All knowledge is in you, all power, all purity, and all freedom-why cannot you express this knowledge? Because you do not believe in it. Believe in it, and it must and will come out.
Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda He who has infinite patience and infinite energy at his back, will alone succeed.
Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda The best thermometer to the progress of a nation is its treatment of its women.
Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda Talk to yourself atleast once in a Day.. Otherwise you may miss a meeting with an EXCELLENT person in this World.
Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda True progress is slow but sure.
Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda Man in his true nature is substance, soul, spirit.
Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda Our first duty is not to hate ourselves, because to advance we must have faith in ourselves first and then in God. Those who have no faith in themselves can never have faith in God.
Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda He who is alone is happy. Do good to all, like everyone, but do not love anyone. It is a bondage, and bondage brings only misery. Live alone in your mind – that is happiness. To have nobody to care for and never minding who cares for one is the way to be free.
Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda 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 VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda Purity, patience and perseverance overcome all obstacles. All great things must of necessity be slow.
Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda
Original quotes
From our community writers
Poetry is the voice of the soul and the inspiration of the heart.
Teresa PeresTeresa Peres But it was now time for her to go away-to find someone who could show her what happiness was.
Lang LeavLang Leav Just because you haven’t seen how wonderful, beautiful, and special she is, doesn’t mean no one else will.
Norah RoseNorah Rose A memory is a star or a stain.
Aneena BijuAneena Biju Love her, but don’t forget to leave her wild.
Little PaulsonLittle Paulson Do your own thing and live your way of happiness.
Emily BockEmily Bock I’ve experienced departure far too much to have the courage and call anyone my own.
Mira R. AridiMira R. Aridi More often than I am not, all I need is the rise of my own lungs – I am already complete.
Shelby EnsignShelby Ensign
Meet the writers
More on anger
False optimism sooner or later means disillusionment, anger and hopelessness.
Abraham MaslowAbraham Maslow Where talent is lacking, anger writes poetry.
JuvenalJuvenal Fair peace becomes men; ferocious anger belongs to beasts.
OvidOvid When you experience loss, people say you’ll move through the 5 stages of grief: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance. What they don’t tell you is that you’ll cycle through them all every day.
Ranata SuzukiRanata Suzuki How can you stop yourself from yelling and shouting and accusing everyone of cruelty? The easy answer is that the aggressive approach simply doesn’t work.
Jane GoodallJane Goodall We were fundamentally the same. They expressed their anger more willingly. We developed the capacity to internalize our anger, using a nonviolent discipline.
Jesse JacksonJesse Jackson I have all bad days. I think I need help. I got an anger problem.
NBA YoungboyNBA Youngboy Once we are honest about our feelings, we can invite ourselves to consider alternative modes of viewing our pain and can see that releasing our grip on anger and resentment can actually be an act of self-compassion.
Sharon SalzbergSharon Salzberg
