Swami Vivekananda quotes - page 4

This life is a hard fact; work your way through it boldly, though it may be adamantine; no matter, the soul is stronger. (Swami Vivekananda)
The Soul is not composed of any materials. It is unity indivisible. Therefore it must be indestructible. View quote
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I fervently wish no misery ever came near anyone; yet it is that alone that gives us an insight into the depths of our lives, does it not? In our moments of anguish, gates barred forever seem to open and let in many a flood of light. View quote
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All is the Self or Brahman. The saint, the sinner, the lamb, the tiger, even the murderer, as far as they have any reality, can be nothing else, because there is nothing else. View quote
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Learning and wisdom are superfluities, the surface glitter merely, but it is the heart that is the seat of all power. View quote
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We must approach religion with reverence and with love, and our heart will stand up and say, this is truth, and this is untruth. View quote
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When we have become free, we need not go mad and throw up society and rush off to die in the forest or the cave; we shall remain where we were but we shall understand the whole thing. The same phenomena will remain but with a new meaning. View quote
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Is there any sex-distinction in the Atman (Self)? Out with the differentiation between man and woman-all is Atman! Give up the identification with the body, and stand up! View quote
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This is no world. It is God Himself. In delusion we call it world. View quote
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All who have actually attained any real religious experience never wrangle over the form in which the different religions are expressed. They know that the soul of all religions is the same and so they have no quarrel with anybody just because he or she does not speak in the same tongue. View quote
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We reap what we sow. We are the makers of our own fate. None else has the blame, none has the praise. (Swami Vivekananda)
Learn to recognise the mother in Evil, Terror, Sorrow, Denial, as well as in Sweetness and in Joy. View quote
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Those who grumble at the little thing that has fallen to their lot to do will grumble at everything. Always grumbling, they will lead a miserable life, and everything will be a failure. But those who do their duties as they go, putting their shoulders to the wheel, will see the light, and higher duties will fall to their share. View quote
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Work and worship are necessary to take away the veil, to lift off the bondage and illusion. View quote
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Take up an idea, devote yourself to it, struggle on in patience, and the sun will rise for you. View quote
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Let us not depend upon the world for pleasure. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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As soon as I think that I am a little body, I want to preserve it, to protect it, to keep it nice, at the expense of other bodies; then you and I become separate. View quote
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A tremendous stream is flowing toward the ocean, carrying us all along with it; and though like straws and scraps of paper we may at times float aimlessly about, in the long run we are sure to join the Ocean of Life and Bliss. View quote
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Whenever we attain a higher vision, the lower vision disappears of itself. (Swami Vivekananda)
The mistake is that we cling to the body when it is the spirit that is really immortal. View quote
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It is the patient building of character, the intense struggle to realize the truth, which alone will tell in the future of humanity. View quote
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The mind is but the subtle part of the body. You must retain great strength in your mind and words. View quote
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One who leans on others cannot serve the God of Truth. View quote
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