Let him who has courage in his mind and love in his heart come with me. I want none else.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDALet him who has courage in his mind and love in his heart come with me. I want none else.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDATell 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.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAThe gift of knowledge is the highest gift in the world.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAThe past was great no doubt, but I sincerely believe that the future will be more glorious still.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAYou must all pay attention to your health first.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAFear is death, fear is sin, fear is hell, fear is unrighteousness, and fear is wrong life. All the negative thoughts and ideas that are in the world have proceeded from this evil spirit of fear.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAWhy 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 VIVEKANANDAEach soul is a star and all stars are set in the infinite azure, the eternal sky-the Lord.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDANever talk about the faults of others, no matter how bad they may be. Nothing is ever gained by that. You never help one by talking about his fault; you do him an injury, and injure yourself as well.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDANeither money pays, nor name pays, nor fame, nor learning; it is CHARACTER that cleave through adamantine walls of difference.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAThe Hindus have to learn a little bit of materialism from the West and teach them a little bit of spirituality.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAThe infinite library of the Universe is in your mind.
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 VIVEKANANDAEka-Nishtha or devotion to one ideal is absolutely necessary for the beginner in the practice of religious devotion.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDATo 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.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDABe an atheist if you want, but do not believe in anything unquestioningly.
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