Real freedom is not merely doing what you like, but also NOT doing what you like.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAAs soon as extreme attachment comes, a man loses himself, he is no more master of himself, he is a slave.
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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We, we, and none else, are responsible for what we suffer. We are the effects, and we are the causes.
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To get any reason out of the mass of incongruity we call human life, we have to transcend our reason, but we must do it scientifically, slowly, by regular practice, and we must cast off all superstition.
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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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Mind you, there is no value in learning. You are all mistaken in learning. The only value of knowledge is in the strengthening, the disciplining, of the mind.
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You must all pay attention to your health first.
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Each soul is a star and all stars are set in the infinite azure, the eternal sky-the Lord.
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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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Shri Ramakrishna use to say, “As Long as I Live, so long do I learn”. That man or that society which has nothing to learn is already in the jaws of death.
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Never say any man is hopeless, because he only represents a character, a bundle of habits, which can be checked by new and better ones. Character is repeated habits, and repeated habits alone can reform character.
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The awakening of the soul to its bondage and its effort to stand up and assert itself – this is called life.
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Learn to feel yourself in other bodies, to know that we are all one. Throw all other nonsense to the winds. Spit out your actions, good or bad, and never think of them again. What is done is done. Throw off superstition. Have no weakness even in the face of death. Be free.
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Take courage and work on. Patience and steady work- this is the only way.
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Education is the manifestation of perfection already existing in man.
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The mind is but the subtle part of the body. You must retain great strength in your mind and words.
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If you have knowledge and see a man weak, do not condemn him. Go to his level and help him if you can. He must grow.
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