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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.

Swami Vivekananda

No 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.
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Motivational Teacher Teaching Understand
The Hindus have to learn a little bit of materialism from the West and teach them a little bit of spirituality.
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Learning Spirituality Teaching
When death is so certain, it is better to die for a good cause.
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Death Goodness Reason
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
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
Be grateful that the poor man is there, so that by making a gift to him you are able to help yourself.
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Ability Gift Grateful Help Men Poor Yourself
There is no end to the power a man can obtain.
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End Human Men Power
Do not desire, for what you desire you get, and with it comes terrible bondage. It is nothing but bringing “noses on us,” as in the case of the man who had three boons to ask. We never get freedom until we are self-contained. “Self is the Saviour of self, none else.”
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Desire Freedom Men Terrible
Dependence is misery. Independence is happiness.
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Happiness Independence Misery Motivational
Have faith in yourself. You people were once the Vedic Rishis. Only, you have come in different forms, that’s all. I see it clear as daylight that you all have infinite power in you. Rouse that up; arise, arise – apply yourselves heart and soul, gird up your loins.
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Different Faith Heart People Power Yourself
Whatever you think, that you will be. If you think yourselves weak, weak you will be; if you think yourselves strong, strong you will be.
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Inspirational Motivational Power Strong Thinking Weakness
The awakening of the soul to its bondage and its effort to stand up and assert itself – this is called life.
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Awakening Effort Life Soul Spiritual
Neither seek nor avoid; take what comes. It is liberty to be affected by nothing. Do not merely endure; be unattached.
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Attachment Avoid Endurance Liberty
Persevere on, my brave lads, We have only just begun. Never despond! Never say enough!
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Brave. Perseverance Enough Inspirational Motivational
Real love is love for love’s sake. I do not ask health or money or life or salvation.
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Health Love Myself Reality
As soon as we react, we become slaves. A man blames me, and I immediately react in the form of anger. A little vibration which he created made me a slave.
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Anger Deep Men Philsophy Reaction Slave

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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