We must plunge heart and soul and body into the work. And until we are ready to sacrifice everything else to one Idea and to one alone, we never, never will see the Light.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAThere is no end to the power a man can obtain.
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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They only live, who live for others, the rest are more dead than alive.
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Liberty is the first condition of growth. It is wrong, a thousand times wrong, if any of you dares to say, ‘I will work out the salvation of this woman or child.
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There is no end to the power a man can obtain.
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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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True progress is slow but sure.
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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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If you are pure, if you are strong, you, one man are equal to the whole world.
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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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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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The infinite library of the Universe is in your mind.
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Ishvara is the highest manifestation of the Absolute Reality, or in other words, the highest possible reading of the Absolute by the human mind. Creation is eternal, and so also is Ishvara.
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Why are people so afraid? The answer is that they have made themselves helpless and dependent on others. We are so lazy, we do not want to do anything ourselves. We want a Personal God, a Savior or a Prophet to do everything for us.
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Take up an idea, devote yourself to it, struggle on in patience, and the sun will rise for you.
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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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