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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

Astrology and all these mystical things are generally signs of a weak mind.
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Astrology Mind Weakness
I have come to this conclusion that there is only one country in the world which understands religion – it is India.
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Country Himself Religion World
The remedy for weakness is not brooding over weakness, but thinking of strength.
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Inspirational Motivational Thinking Weakness
One may gain political and social independence, but if one is a slave to his passions and desires, one cannot feel the pure joy of real freedom
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Desire Joy Passion Reality
It is the greatest manifestation of power to be calm.
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Calm Deep Manifestation Power
The mind is but the subtle part of the body. You must retain great strength in your mind and words.
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Body Divine Greatness Mind Strength Word
Real freedom is not merely doing what you like, but also NOT doing what you like.
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Freedom Reality
By practice men can bring even the heart under control, until it will just beat at will, slowly, or quickly, or almost stop. Nearly every part of the body can be brought under control.
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Body Control Heart Men Practice Stop
Man always is perfect, or he never could become so; but he had to realise it.
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Himself Men Perfection
Do not desire, for what you desire you get, and with it comes terrible bondage. It is nothing but bringing “noses on us,” as in the case of the man who had three boons to ask. We never get freedom until we are self-contained. “Self is the Saviour of self, none else.”
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Desire Freedom Men Terrible
If you are pure, if you are strong, you, one man are equal to the whole world.
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Equality Man Motivational Strong World
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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Help Intellectual Strong
You must all pay attention to your health first.
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Attention Health Pay Yourself
We have either to progress or to degenerate. Our ancestors did great things in the past, but we have to grow into a fuller life and march beyond even their great achievements.
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Achievement Growth Life Past Progress
It is faith that makes a lion of a man.
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Faith Inspirational Lion Men One Liner
Blame nobody else, do not commit the mistake of the ignorant.
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Blame Commitment Ignorance Mistake

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.

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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.

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