I have come to this conclusion that there is only one country in the world which understands religion – it is India.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAI have come to this conclusion that there is only one country in the world which understands religion – it is India.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDATake courage and work on. Patience and steady work- this is the only way.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAFear is death, fear is sin, fear is hell, fear is unrighteousness, and fear is wrong life. All the negative thoughts and ideas that are in the world have proceeded from this evil spirit of fear.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDALearn 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.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAWhen death is so certain, it is better to die for a good cause.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAWhat we call powers, secrets of nature, and force, are all within. In the external world are only a series of changes.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDADependence is misery. Independence is happiness.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAIt is faith that makes a lion of a man.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAIf 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 VIVEKANANDADo not fret because the world looks with suspicion at every new attempt, even though it be in the path of spirituality.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDANo one is ever really taught by another; each of us has to teach himself. The external teacher offers only the suggestion, which arouses the internal teacher, who helps us to understand things.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAThe best thermometer to the progress of a nation is its treatment of its women.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAReal freedom is not merely doing what you like, but also NOT doing what you like.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDATrue progress is slow but sure.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAIt is the greatest manifestation of power to be calm.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDATell the truth boldly, whether it hurts or not. Never pander to weakness. If truth is too much for intelligent people and sweeps them away, let them go; the sooner the better.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA