Neither money pays, nor name pays, nor fame, nor learning; it is CHARACTER that cleave through adamantine walls of difference.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDABy 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.
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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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.
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When death is so certain, it is better to die for a good cause.
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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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Man makes the mistake of separating himself from God and identifying himself with the body.
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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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The mind is but the subtle part of the body. You must retain great strength in your mind and words.
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Never talk about the faults of others, no matter how bad they may be. Nothing is ever gained by that. You never help one by talking about his fault; you do him an injury, and injure yourself as well.
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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.
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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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It is faith that makes a lion of a man.
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My children, the secret of religion lies not in theories but in practice.
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Education is the manifestation of perfection already existing in man.
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I have come to this conclusion that there is only one country in the world which understands religion – it is India.
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All practice or worship is only for taking off this veil. When that will go, you will find that the Sun of Absolute Knowledge is shining in Its own lustre.
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Blame nobody else, do not commit the mistake of the ignorant.
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