Be an atheist if you want, but do not believe in anything unquestioningly.
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.
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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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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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.
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Be grateful that the poor man is there, so that by making a gift to him you are able to help yourself.
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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 remedy for weakness is not brooding over weakness, but thinking of strength.
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The gift of knowledge is the highest gift in the world.
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Our first duty is not to hate ourselves, because to advance we must have faith in ourselves first and then in God. Those who have no faith in themselves can never have faith in God.
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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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In whatever name or form they are offered, all these flowers are laid at God’s feet, for He is the one Lord of all, the one Soul of all souls.
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Our own selfishness makes us the most arrant cowards; our own selfishness is the great cause of fear and cowardice.
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Purity, patience and perseverance overcome all obstacles. All great things must of necessity be slow.
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The past was great no doubt, but I sincerely believe that the future will be more glorious still.
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Why should a Man be Moral? Because this strengthens his will.
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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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Never 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.
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