True progress is slow but sure.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAThere 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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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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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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The test of progress is the amount of renunciation that one has attained.
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We cannot see outside what we are not inside. The universe is to us what the huge engine is to the miniature engine; and indication of any error in the tiny engine leads us to imagine trouble in the huge one.
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He who struggles is better than he who never attempts.
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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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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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The infinite library of the Universe is in your mind.
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Everything is easy when you are busy. But nothing is easy when you are lazy.
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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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We have either to progress or to degenerate. Our ancestors did great things in the past, but we have to grow into a fuller life and march beyond even their great achievements.
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Everyone goes with the flow. But the one who goes against the flow becomes someone remarkable in life.
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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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This is the first lesson to learn: be determined not to curse anything outside, not to lay the blame upon anyone outside, but stand up, lay the blame on yourself. You will find that is always true. Get hold of yourself.
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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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Whatever you think, that you will be. If you think yourselves weak, weak you will be; if you think yourselves strong, strong you will be.
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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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The Hindus have to learn a little bit of materialism from the West and teach them a little bit of spirituality.
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Never say, ‘No’, never say, ‘I cannot’, for you are infinite. Even time and space are as nothing compared with your nature. You can do anything and everything, you are almighty
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Onward, my brave boys – money or no money – men or no men! Have you love? Have you God? Onward and forward to the breach, you are irresistible.
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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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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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All the forces that are working in this body have been produced out of food; we see that every day.
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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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Be an atheist if you want, but do not believe in anything unquestioningly.
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