black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Man makes the mistake of separating himself from God and identifying himself with the body.

Swami Vivekananda

Real freedom is not merely doing what you like, but also NOT doing what you like.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Freedom Reality
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.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Acknowledgement Beautiful Believe Religion Soul Theory
Be an atheist if you want, but do not believe in anything unquestioningly.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Atheist Believe
Why are people so afraid? The answer is that they have made themselves helpless and dependent on others. We are so lazy, we do not want to do anything ourselves. We want a Personal God, a Savior or a Prophet to do everything for us.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Afraid God Motivational People
If in this hell of a world one can bring a little joy and peace even for a day into the heart of a single person, that much alone is true; this I have learnt after suffering all my life; all else is mere moonshine.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Alone Heart Joy Peace Person Suffering True
The attempt is to kill the false “I”, so that the real “I”, the Lord, will reign. “I the Lord thy God am a jealous God. Thou shalt have no other gods before me,” say the Hebrew scriptures.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

God Jealous Myself Reality Reign
As soon as extreme attachment comes, a man loses himself, he is no more master of himself, he is a slave.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Himself Master Men Slave
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.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Infinite Soul Spiritual Unity
Ishvara is the highest manifestation of the Absolute Reality, or in other words, the highest possible reading of the Absolute by the human mind. Creation is eternal, and so also is Ishvara.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Mind Possible Reading Reality
Man always is perfect, or he never could become so; but he had to realise it.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Himself Men Perfection
Have faith in yourself. You people were once the Vedic Rishis. Only, you have come in different forms, that’s all. I see it clear as daylight that you all have infinite power in you. Rouse that up; arise, arise – apply yourselves heart and soul, gird up your loins.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Different Faith Heart People Power Yourself
There is no end to the power a man can obtain.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

End Human Men Power
Man makes the mistake of separating himself from God and identifying himself with the body.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Body God Himself Identify Men Mistake
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.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Boys Inspirational Men Motivational
Be grateful that the poor man is there, so that by making a gift to him you are able to help yourself.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Ability Gift Grateful Help Men Poor Yourself
None of us have yet seen an ideally perfect man, and yet without that ideal we cannot progress.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Men Perfect Progress Strength Thinking

Man makes the mistake of separating himself from God and identifying himself with the body.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Man makes the mistake of separating himself from God and identifying himself with the body.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Swami Vivekananda Quotes