Man makes the mistake of separating himself from God and identifying himself with the body.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAWe 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.
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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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 mind is but the subtle part of the body. You must retain great strength in your mind and words.
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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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There is only one Soul in the Universe. There is no ‘you’ or ‘me’; all variety is merged into the absolute unity, the one infinite existence – God.
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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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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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Everything is easy when you are busy. But nothing is easy when you are lazy.
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All the forces that are working in this body have been produced out of food; we see that every day.
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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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Our first duty is not to hate ourselves, because to advance we must have faith in ourselves first and then in God. Those who have no faith in themselves can never have faith in God.
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Do not hate anybody, because that hatred which comes out from you must, in the long run, come back to you. If you love, that love will come back to you, completing the circle.
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Be an atheist if you want, but do not believe in anything unquestioningly.
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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
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He whose book of the heart has been opened needs no other books.
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It is faith that makes a lion of a man.
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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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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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True progress is slow but sure.
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When death is so certain, it is better to die for a good cause.
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All practice or worship is only for taking off this veil. When that will go, you will find that the Sun of Absolute Knowledge is shining in Its own lustre.
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The remedy for weakness is not brooding over weakness, but thinking of strength.
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Talk to yourself atleast once in a Day.. Otherwise you may miss a meeting with an EXCELLENT person in this World.
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Books are infinite in number and time is short. The secret of knowledge is to take what is essential. Take that and try to live up to it.
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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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Take up an idea, devote yourself to it, struggle on in patience, and the sun will rise for you.
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Real freedom is not merely doing what you like, but also NOT doing what you like.
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