The awakening of the soul to its bondage and its effort to stand up and assert itself – this is called life.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDATake courage and work on. Patience and steady work- this is the only way.
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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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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All the forces that are working in this body have been produced out of food; we see that every day.
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No one is ever really taught by another; each of us has to teach himself. The external teacher offers only the suggestion, which arouses the internal teacher, who helps us to understand things.
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The man who gives way to anger, or hatred, or any other passion, cannot work; he only breaks himself to pieces, and does nothing practical. It is the calm, forgiving, equable, well-balanced mind that does the greatest amount of work.
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The gift of knowledge is the highest gift in the world.
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There is no end to the power a man can obtain.
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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.
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The earth is enjoyed by heroes”- this is the unfailing truth. Be a hero. Always say, “I have no fear.
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The infinite library of the Universe is in your mind.
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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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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.
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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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Let him who has courage in his mind and love in his heart come with me. I want none else.
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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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The history of the world is the history of a few men who had faith in themselves.
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