All the forces that are working in this body have been produced out of food; we see that every day.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAIt is faith that makes a lion of a man.
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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My children, the secret of religion lies not in theories but in practice.
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Whatever you believe, that you will be. If you believe yourselves to be sages, sages you will be tomorrow. There is nothing to obstruct you.
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Astrology and all these mystical things are generally signs of a weak mind.
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If in this hell of a world one can bring a little joy and peace even for a day into the heart of a single person, that much alone is true; this I have learnt after suffering all my life; all else is mere moonshine.
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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 lower your goals to the level of your abilities. Instead, raise your abilities to the height of your goals.
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You are incarnations of God, all of you. You are incarnations of the Almighty, Omnipresent, Divine Principle. You may laugh at me now, but the time will come when you will understand. You must. Nobody will be left behind.
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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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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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We, we, and none else, are responsible for what we suffer. We are the effects, and we are the causes.
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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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Never talk about the faults of others, no matter how bad they may be. Nothing is ever gained by that. You never help one by talking about his fault; you do him an injury, and injure yourself as well.
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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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Real love is love for love’s sake. I do not ask health or money or life or salvation.
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It is faith that makes a lion of a man.
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