Swami Vivekananda Quotes
Feel nothing, know nothing, do nothing, have nothing, give up all to God, and say utterly, 'Thy will be done.' We only dream this bondage. Wake up and let it go.
Realize your true nature. That is all there is to do. Know yourself as you are - infinite Spirit. That is practical religion. Everything else is impractical, for everything else will perish.
Man is the best mirror, and the purer the man, the more clearly he can reflect God.
Be Grateful to the Man you help, think of Him as God. Is it not a great privilege to be allowed to worship God by helping our fellow men?
Test everything, try everything, and then believe it, and if you find it for the good of many, give it to all.
All differences in this world are of degree, and not of kind, because oneness is the secret of everything.
The cheerful mind perseveres and the strong mind hews its way through a thousand difficulties.
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.
Through practice comes Yoga, through Yoga comes knowledge, through knowledge love, and through love bliss.
...never try to follow another's path for that is his way, not yours. When that path is found, you have nothing to do but fold your arms and the tide will carry you to freedom.
Stand in that reverent attitude to the whole universe, and then will come perfect non attachment.
Who makes us ignorant? We ourselves. We put our hands over our eyes and weep that it is dark.
We know how often in our lives through laziness and cowardice we give up the battle and try to hypnotise our minds into the belief that we are brave.
I, for one, thoroughly believe that no power in the universe can withhold from anyone anything they really deserve.
Let us work without desire for name or fame or rule over others. Let us be free from the triple bonds of lust, greed of gain, and anger. And this truth is with us!
Man, therefore, according to the Vedanta philosophy, is the greatest being that is in the universe.
Purity, patience and perseverance overcome all obstacles. All great things must of necessity be slow.
When we use our imagination properly it is our greatest friend; it goes belyond reason and is the only light that takes us everywhere.
The test of having ceased to be an idolater is: "When you say 'I', does the body come into your thought or not? If it does, then you are still a worshipper of idols."
If there's a God, we must see him and if there's a soul we must perceive it. Otherwise, it's better not to believe.
Prana is the driving power of the world, and can be seen in every manifestation of life.
No negative, all positive, affirmative. I am, God is, everything is in me. I will manifest health, purity, knowledge, whatever I want.
Everything can be sacrificed for truth, but truth cannot be sacrificed for anything.
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.
Pay particular attention to your health, but too much coddling of the body will, on the contrary, also spoil the health.
"Comfort" is no test of truth; on the contrary, truth is often far from being "comfortable".
Fear is death, fear is sin, fear is hell, fear is unrighteousness, and fear is wrong life. All the negative thoughts and ideas that are in the world have proceeded from this evil spirit of fear.
If you have infinite patience and perseverance, success is bound to come. No mistake in that.
The kingdom of heaven is already in existence if we will have it, that perfection is already in man if he will see it.
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.
All the strength and succour you want is within yourselves. Therefore make your own future. "Let the dead past bury its dead." The infinite future is before you.