The Hindus have to learn a little bit of materialism from the West and teach them a little bit of spirituality.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAEach soul is a star and all stars are set in the infinite azure, the eternal sky-the Lord.
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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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.
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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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There is no other teacher but your own soul.
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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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Say, “I can do everything .” “Even if poison of a snake is powerless if you can firmly deny it.”
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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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The gift of knowledge is the highest gift in the world.
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Purity, patience and perseverance overcome all obstacles. All great things must of necessity be slow.
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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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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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The help which tends to make us spiritually strong is the highest help, next to it comes intellectual help and after that comes physical help.
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What we call powers, secrets of nature, and force, are all within. In the external world are only a series of changes.
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Why should a Man be Moral? Because this strengthens his will.
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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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Neither seek nor avoid; take what comes. It is liberty to be affected by nothing. Do not merely endure; be unattached.
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