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 VIVEKANANDAThe Hindus have to learn a little bit of materialism from the West and teach them a little bit of spirituality.
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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Your success is not measured in terms of what all you obtained but in term of what you become, how you live and what actions you do. Upon this point reflect well and attain great happiness
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Blame nobody else, do not commit the mistake of the ignorant.
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Why should a Man be Moral? Because this strengthens his will.
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Do not lower your goals to the level of your abilities. Instead, raise your abilities to the height of your goals.
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Man in his true nature is substance, soul, spirit.
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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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Man always is perfect, or he never could become so; but he had to realise it.
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Be an atheist if you want, but do not believe in anything unquestioningly.
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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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The past was great no doubt, but I sincerely believe that the future will be more glorious still.
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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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Thank God for giving you this world as a moral gymnasium to help your development, but never imagine you can help the world.
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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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As soon as extreme attachment comes, a man loses himself, he is no more master of himself, he is a slave.
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None of us have yet seen an ideally perfect man, and yet without that ideal we cannot progress.
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