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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

Real freedom is not merely doing what you like, but also NOT doing what you like.
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Freedom Reality
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
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
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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Action Death Face Learning Thinking Weakness Wind
Man’s experience in the world is to enable him to get out of its whirlpool.
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Experience Men World
You 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.
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Believe Expression Knowledge Motivational Strong Yourself
He who struggles is better than he who never attempts.
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Himself Inspirational Struggle Try
Books are infinite in number and time is short. The secret of knowledge is to take what is essential. Take that and try to live up to it.
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Book Necessary Number Secret Time
Man in his true nature is substance, soul, spirit.
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Men Soul Spirit Substance
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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Mind Possible Reading Reality
The gift of knowledge is the highest gift in the world.
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High Knowledge World
Onward, my brave boys – money or no money – men or no men! Have you love? Have you God? Onward and forward to the breach, you are irresistible.
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Boys Inspirational Men Motivational
All the forces that are working in this body have been produced out of food; we see that every day.
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Body Food Force Human
Take Risks in Your Life If you Win, you Can Lead! If You Lose, You can Guide!
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Inspirational Learning Lesson Risk Win
Education is the manifestation of perfection already existing in man.
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Deep Existence Men Motivational Perfection
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

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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