Liberty is the first condition of growth. It is wrong, a thousand times wrong, if any of you dares to say, ‘I will work out the salvation of this woman or child.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDALiberty is the first condition of growth. It is wrong, a thousand times wrong, if any of you dares to say, ‘I will work out the salvation of this woman or child.
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.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAYou 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.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDATake up one idea. Make that one idea your life – think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAWe, we, and none else, are responsible for what we suffer. We are the effects, and we are the causes.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAThe man who becomes angry never does a great amount of work, and the man whom nothing can make angry accomplishes so much.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDABlame nobody else, do not commit the mistake of the ignorant.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAKnow that all sins and all evils can be summed up in that one word, weakness. It is weakness that is the motive power in all evil doing; it is weakness that makes men injure others; it is weakness that makes them manifest what they are not in reality. Let them know what they really are.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAYou are strong, omnipotent, and omniscient. No matter that you have not expressed it yet, it is in you. All knowledge is in you, all power, all purity, and all freedom-why cannot you express this knowledge? Because you do not believe in it. Believe in it, and it must and will come out.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAPurity, patience and perseverance overcome all obstacles. All great things must of necessity be slow.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAReal love is love for love’s sake. I do not ask health or money or life or salvation.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAThe past was great no doubt, but I sincerely believe that the future will be more glorious still.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDATalk to yourself atleast once in a Day.. Otherwise you may miss a meeting with an EXCELLENT person in this World.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAMy children, the secret of religion lies not in theories but in practice.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAWhat we call powers, secrets of nature, and force, are all within. In the external world are only a series of changes.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAWe 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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