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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.

Swami Vivekananda

My children, the secret of religion lies not in theories but in practice.
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Children Lying Practice Theory
He who has infinite patience and infinite energy at his back, will alone succeed.
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Alone Energy Patience Perseverance Success
Know that all sins and all evils can be summed up in that one word, weakness. It is weakness that is the motive power in all evil doing; it is weakness that makes men injure others; it is weakness that makes them manifest what they are not in reality. Let them know what they really are.
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Men Motivational Power Reality Strength Weakness
All practice or worship is only for taking off this veil. When that will go, you will find that the Sun of Absolute Knowledge is shining in Its own lustre.
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Knowledge Practice Shine Sun
Blame nobody else, do not commit the mistake of the ignorant.
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Blame Commitment Ignorance Mistake
Real freedom is not merely doing what you like, but also NOT doing what you like.
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Freedom Reality
The history of the world is the history of a few men who had faith in themselves.
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Funny History Inspirational Men Success
Do not hate anybody, because that hatred which comes out from you must, in the long run, come back to you. If you love, that love will come back to you, completing the circle.
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Hate Love Philsoophy Run Yourself
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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Ability Gift Grateful Help Men Poor Yourself
This is the first lesson to learn: be determined not to curse anything outside, not to lay the blame upon anyone outside, but stand up, lay the blame on yourself. You will find that is always true. Get hold of yourself.
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Blame Determination Inspirational Lesson
Man’s experience in the world is to enable him to get out of its whirlpool.
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Experience Men World
Say, “I can do everything .” “Even if poison of a snake is powerless if you can firmly deny it.”
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Inspirational Motivational Powerful
None of us have yet seen an ideally perfect man, and yet without that ideal we cannot progress.
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Men Perfect Progress Strength Thinking
It is the greatest manifestation of power to be calm.
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Calm Deep Manifestation Power
Real love is love for love’s sake. I do not ask health or money or life or salvation.
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Health Love Myself Reality
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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Flower God Soul

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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