As soon as extreme attachment comes, a man loses himself, he is no more master of himself, he is a slave.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAThe attempt is to kill the false “I”, so that the real “I”, the Lord, will reign. “I the Lord thy God am a jealous God. Thou shalt have no other gods before me,” say the Hebrew scriptures.
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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The earth is enjoyed by heroes”- this is the unfailing truth. Be a hero. Always say, “I have no fear.
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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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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 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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Never say NO, Never say, ‘I cannot’, for you are INFINITE. All the power is WITHIN you. You can do anything.
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Everything is ended if you forgive and forget.
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True progress is slow but sure.
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Man always is perfect, or he never could become so; but he had to realise it.
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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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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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It is not that Christ is superior to Allah, not that Allah is everything and Brahma is nothing, but it is the same one whom you call either Brahma or Allah, or Almighty, or by a hundred other names. The names are different but God is one and the same.
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Whatever you believe, that you will be. If you believe yourselves to be sages, sages you will be tomorrow. There is nothing to obstruct you.
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Man in his true nature is substance, soul, spirit.
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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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All the forces that are working in this body have been produced out of food; we see that every day.
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