Astrology and all these mystical things are generally signs of a weak mind.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAWe, we, and none else, are responsible for what we suffer. We are the effects, and we are the causes.
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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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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There is only one Soul in the Universe. There is no ‘you’ or ‘me’; all variety is merged into the absolute unity, the one infinite existence – God.
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When a man is perfect, he sees perfection in others. When he sees imperfection, it is his own mind projecting itself.
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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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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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I do not want to get material life, do not want the sense-life, but something higher. That is renunciation. Then, by the power of meditation, undo the mischief that has been done.
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The 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.
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Books are infinite in number and time is short. The secret of knowledge is to take what is essential. Take that and try to live up to it.
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Be an atheist if you want, but do not believe in anything unquestioningly.
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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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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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True progress is slow but sure.
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You must all pay attention to your health first.
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They only live, who live for others, the rest are more dead than alive.
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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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