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.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAMan makes the mistake of separating himself from God and identifying himself with the body.
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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Education is the manifestation of perfection already existing in man.
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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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All the forces that are working in this body have been produced out of food; we see that every day.
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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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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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Be an atheist if you want, but do not believe in anything unquestioningly.
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You 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.
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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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Man in his true nature is substance, soul, spirit.
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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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It is faith that makes a lion of a man.
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Take 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.
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They only live, who live for others, the rest are more dead than alive.
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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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Never say NO, Never say, ‘I cannot’, for you are INFINITE. All the power is WITHIN you. You can do anything.
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