None of us have yet seen an ideally perfect man, and yet without that ideal we cannot progress.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAIshvara 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.
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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Mind you, there is no value in learning. You are all mistaken in learning. The only value of knowledge is in the strengthening, the disciplining, of the mind.
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There is no other teacher but your own soul.
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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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When death is so certain, it is better to die for a good cause.
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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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Man makes the mistake of separating himself from God and identifying himself with the body.
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The awakening of the soul to its bondage and its effort to stand up and assert itself – this is called life.
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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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He whose book of the heart has been opened needs no other books.
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The Hindus have to learn a little bit of materialism from the West and teach them a little bit of spirituality.
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The mind is but the subtle part of the body. You must retain great strength in your mind and words.
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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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Say, “I can do everything .” “Even if poison of a snake is powerless if you can firmly deny it.”
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Onward, my brave boys – money or no money – men or no men! Have you love? Have you God? Onward and forward to the breach, you are irresistible.
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