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
SWAMI VIVEKANANDALet him who has courage in his mind and love in his heart come with me. I want none else.
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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Do one thing at a Time, and while doing it put your whole Soul into it to the exclusion of all else.
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Man in his true nature is substance, soul, spirit.
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He whose book of the heart has been opened needs no other books.
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Be an atheist if you want, but do not believe in anything unquestioningly.
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The best thermometer to the progress of a nation is its treatment of its women.
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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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If you are pure, if you are strong, you, one man are equal to the whole world.
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The test of progress is the amount of renunciation that one has attained.
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Real freedom is not merely doing what you like, but also NOT doing what you like.
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My children, the secret of religion lies not in theories but in practice.
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Eka-Nishtha or devotion to one ideal is absolutely necessary for the beginner in the practice of religious devotion.
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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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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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Shri Ramakrishna use to say, “As Long as I Live, so long do I learn”. That man or that society which has nothing to learn is already in the jaws of death.
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Never talk about the faults of others, no matter how bad they may be. Nothing is ever gained by that. You never help one by talking about his fault; you do him an injury, and injure yourself as well.
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