By practice men can bring even the heart under control, until it will just beat at will, slowly, or quickly, or almost stop. Nearly every part of the body can be brought under control.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDABy practice men can bring even the heart under control, until it will just beat at will, slowly, or quickly, or almost stop. Nearly every part of the body can be brought under control.
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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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.
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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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You must all pay attention to your health first.
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My children, the secret of religion lies not in theories but in practice.
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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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Dependence is misery. Independence is happiness.
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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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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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The mind is but the subtle part of the body. You must retain great strength in your mind and words.
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We are responsible for what we are, and whatever we wish ourselves to be, we have the power to make ourselves.
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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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Do not fret because the world looks with suspicion at every new attempt, even though it be in the path of spirituality.
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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.
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It is the greatest manifestation of power to be calm.
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Say, “I can do everything .” “Even if poison of a snake is powerless if you can firmly deny it.”
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