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.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAWhat we call powers, secrets of nature, and force, are all within. In the external world are only a series of changes.
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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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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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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As soon as extreme attachment comes, a man loses himself, he is no more master of himself, he is a slave.
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Real freedom is not merely doing what you like, but also NOT doing what you like.
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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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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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This is the first lesson to learn: be determined not to curse anything outside, not to lay the blame upon anyone outside, but stand up, lay the blame on yourself. You will find that is always true. Get hold of yourself.
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Real love is love for love’s sake. I do not ask health or money or life or salvation.
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There is no end to the power a man can obtain.
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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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The infinite library of the Universe is in your mind.
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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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The test of progress is the amount of renunciation that one has attained.
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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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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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