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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 Vivekananda

Education is the manifestation of perfection already existing in man.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Deep Existence Men Motivational Perfection
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.”
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Desire Freedom Men Terrible
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.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Action Death Face Learning Thinking Weakness Wind
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.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Anger Break Men Passion Pieces
You are strong, omnipotent, and omniscient. No matter that you have not expressed it yet, it is in you. All knowledge is in you, all power, all purity, and all freedom-why cannot you express this knowledge? Because you do not believe in it. Believe in it, and it must and will come out.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Believe Expression Knowledge Motivational Strong Yourself
Religion is realization; not talk, nor doctrine, nor theories however beautiful they may be. It is being and becoming, not hearing, or acknowledging; it is the whole soul becoming what it believes.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Acknowledgement Beautiful Believe Religion Soul Theory
Take up an idea, devote yourself to it, struggle on in patience, and the sun will rise for you.
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Ideas Patience Rise Struggle Yourself
You must all pay attention to your health first.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Attention Health Pay Yourself
The great lesson is, that unity is behind all. Call it God, Love, Spirit. Allah, Jehovah – it is the same unity that animates all life from the lowest animal to the noblest man.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Animal Man Men Spirit Unity
If you are pure, if you are strong, you, one man are equal to the whole world.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Equality Man Motivational Strong World
Take Risks in Your Life If you Win, you Can Lead! If You Lose, You can Guide!
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Inspirational Learning Lesson Risk Win
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.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

God Jealous Myself Reality Reign
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.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Blame Determination Inspirational Lesson
We cannot see outside what we are not inside. The universe is to us what the huge engine is to the miniature engine; and indication of any error in the tiny engine leads us to imagine trouble in the huge one.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Mistake See Trouble
Perfect life is a contradiction in terms. Therefore we must always expect to find things not up to our highest ideal. Knowing this, we are bound to make the best of everything.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Expectation Knowing Life Perfect
Let him who has courage in his mind and love in his heart come with me. I want none else.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Courage Heart Love Mind Myself

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