In whatever name or form they are offered, all these flowers are laid at God’s feet, for He is the one Lord of all, the one Soul of all souls.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAEka-Nishtha or devotion to one ideal is absolutely necessary for the beginner in the practice of religious devotion.
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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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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Astrology and all these mystical things are generally signs of a weak mind.
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I have come to this conclusion that there is only one country in the world which understands religion – it is India.
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Mind you, there is no value in learning. You are all mistaken in learning. The only value of knowledge is in the strengthening, the disciplining, of the mind.
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Be not afraid of anything. You will do marvelous work. The moment you fear, you are nobody. Be a hero. Always say, ‘I have no fear’. Tell this to everybody-‘Have no fear’.
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Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life – think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.
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Everything is easy when you are busy. But nothing is easy when you are lazy.
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Neither money pays, nor name pays, nor fame, nor learning; it is CHARACTER that cleave through adamantine walls of difference.
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Man’s experience in the world is to enable him to get out of its whirlpool.
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Man makes the mistake of separating himself from God and identifying himself with the body.
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He who struggles is better than he who never attempts.
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Fear is death, fear is sin, fear is hell, fear is unrighteousness, and fear is wrong life. All the negative thoughts and ideas that are in the world have proceeded from this evil spirit of fear.
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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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The mind is but the subtle part of the body. You must retain great strength in your mind and words.
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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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