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.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDADo not lower your goals to the level of your abilities. Instead, raise your abilities to the height of your goals.
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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The great lesson is, that unity is behind all. Call it God, Love, Spirit. Allah, Jehovah – it is the same unity that animates all life from the lowest animal to the noblest man.
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Everyone goes with the flow. But the one who goes against the flow becomes someone remarkable in life.
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Man’s experience in the world is to enable him to get out of its whirlpool.
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Be an atheist if you want, but do not believe in anything unquestioningly.
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Man always is perfect, or he never could become so; but he had to realise it.
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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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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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In whatever name or form they are offered, all these flowers are laid at God’s feet, for He is the one Lord of all, the one Soul of all souls.
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The test of progress is the amount of renunciation that one has attained.
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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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My children, the secret of religion lies not in theories but in practice.
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Learn to feel yourself in other bodies, to know that we are all one. Throw all other nonsense to the winds. Spit out your actions, good or bad, and never think of them again. What is done is done. Throw off superstition. Have no weakness even in the face of death. Be free.
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Purity, patience and perseverance overcome all obstacles. All great things must of necessity be slow.
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Take Risks in Your Life If you Win, you Can Lead! If You Lose, You can Guide!
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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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