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Swami Vivekananda

Swami Vivekananda

Country India
Born Monday, 12 January 1863
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Quotes 176

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One of the greatest philosophers and divine teachers in India, he was a follower of Swami Ramkrishna Paramahansa. Vivekananda revitalised Hinduism within and outside India. He was the principal reason behind the enthusiastic reception of yoga, transcendental meditation and other forms of Indian spiritual self-improvement in the West

Quotes by Swami Vivekananda

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Knowledge can only be got in one way, the way of experience; there is no other way to know. Uncategorized
All knowledge that the world has ever received comes from the mind; the infinite library of the universe is in our own mind. Uncategorized
The mind is but the subtle part of the body. You must retain great strength in your mind and words. Uncategorized
It is the cheerful mind that is persevering. It is the strong mind that hews its way through a thousand difficulties. Uncategorized
The powers of the mind should be concentrated and the mind turned back upon itself; as the darkest places reveal their secrets before the penetrating rays of the sun, so will the concentrated mind penetrate its own innermost secrets. Uncategorized
Work and worship are necessary to take away the veil, to lift off the bondage and illusion. Uncategorized
The world is ready to give up its secrets if we only know how to knock, how to give it the necessary blow. The strength and force of the blow come through concentration. Uncategorized
Be a hero. Always say, “I have no fear.” Tell this to everyone—“Have no fear.” Uncategorized
If there is one word that you find coming out like a bomb from the Upanishads, bursting like a bombshell upon masses of ignorance, it is the word “fearlessness.” Uncategorized
It is the patient building of character, the intense struggle to realize the truth, which alone will tell in the future of humanity. Uncategorized
Stand up, be bold, be strong. Take the whole responsibility on your own shoulders, and know that you are the creator of your own destiny. All the strength and succor you want is within yourselves. Therefore, make your own future. Uncategorized
"I am the thread that runs through all these pearls," and each pearl is a religion or even a sect thereof. Such are the different pearls, and God is the thread that runs through all of them; most people, however, are entirely unconscious of it. Uncategorized
Stand upon the Self, only then can we truly love the world. Take a very high stand; knowing our universal nature, we must look with perfect calmness upon all the panorama of the world. Uncategorized
Stand as a rock; you are indestructible. You are the Self (atman), the God of the universe. Uncategorized
A few heart-whole, sincere, and energetic men and women can do more in a year than a mob in a century. Uncategorized
We are ever free if we would only believe it, only have faith enough. You are the soul, free and eternal, ever free, ever blessed. Have faith enough and you will be free in a minute. Uncategorized
We came to enjoy; we are being enjoyed. We came to rule; we are being ruled. We came to work; we are being worked. All the time, we find that. And this comes into every detail of our life. Uncategorized
Whenever we attain a higher vision, the lower vision disappears of itself. Uncategorized
“Comfort” is no test of truth; on the contrary, truth is often far from being “comfortable”. Uncategorized
Watch people do their most common actions; these are indeed the things that will tell you the real character of a great person. Uncategorized