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The infinite library of the Universe is in your mind.

Swami Vivekananda

What we call powers, secrets of nature, and force, are all within. In the external world are only a series of changes.
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Deep Nature Philosophy Power Secret World
Be an atheist if you want, but do not believe in anything unquestioningly.
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Atheist Believe
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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Death Learning Men Myself
Astrology and all these mystical things are generally signs of a weak mind.
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Astrology Mind Weakness
Tell 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.
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Hurt Inspirational Intelligence Motivational People
Man in his true nature is substance, soul, spirit.
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Men Soul Spirit Substance
Dependence is misery. Independence is happiness.
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Happiness Independence Misery Motivational
If you have knowledge and see a man weak, do not condemn him. Go to his level and help him if you can. He must grow.
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Growth Help Himself Knowledge Level Men Weakness
Feel like Christ and you will be a Christ; feel like Buddha and you will be a Buddha. It is feeling that is the life, the strength, the vitality, without which no amount of intellectual activity can reach God.
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Feeling Intellectual Life
It is not that Christ is superior to Allah, not that Allah is everything and Brahma is nothing, but it is the same one whom you call either Brahma or Allah, or Almighty, or by a hundred other names. The names are different but God is one and the same.
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Different God Religion Spiritual
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
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Desire Joy Passion Reality
The man who gives way to anger, or hatred, or any other passion, cannot work; he only breaks himself to pieces, and does nothing practical. It is the calm, forgiving, equable, well-balanced mind that does the greatest amount of work.
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Anger Break Men Passion Pieces
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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Action Death Face Learning Thinking Weakness Wind
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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Blame Determination Inspirational Lesson
We have either to progress or to degenerate. Our ancestors did great things in the past, but we have to grow into a fuller life and march beyond even their great achievements.
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Achievement Growth Life Past Progress
The gift of knowledge is the highest gift in the world.
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High Knowledge World

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