Swami Vivekananda Quotes

The moment I have realized God sitting in the temple of every human body, the moment I stand in reverence before every human being and see God in him - that moment I am free from bondage, everything that binds vanishes, and I am free.

We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.

Where can we go to find God if we cannot see Him i... -Swami Vivekananda

Where can we go to find God if we cannot see Him in our own hearts and in every living being.

Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.

If faith in ourselves had been more extensively taught and practiced, I am sure a very large portion of the evils and miseries that we have would have vanished.

Our duty is to encourage every one in his struggle to live up to his own highest idea, and strive at the same time to make the ideal as near as possible to the Truth.

Truth can be stated in a thousand different ways, ... -Swami Vivekananda

Truth can be stated in a thousand different ways, yet each one can be true.

You cannot believe in God until you believe in you... -Swami Vivekananda

You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself.

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This quote draws a parallel between belief in God and self-belief, suggesting that one's faith in a higher power is intertwined with a sense of self-assurance or confidence, implying the significance of personal conviction and identity.

The world is the great gymnasium where we come to ... -Swami Vivekananda

The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.

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This quote metaphorically presents the world as a vast gymnasium where individuals have the opportunity to develop and strengthen themselves. It implies that life's challenges and experiences provide the means for personal growth, resilience, and self-improvement.

May He who is the Brahman of the Hindus, the Ahura-Mazda of the Zoroastrians, the Buddha of the Buddhists, the Jehovah of the Jews, the Father in Heaven of the Christians give strength to you to carry out your noble idea.

External nature is only internal nature writ large.

You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.

The more we come out and do good to others, the more our hearts will be purified, and God will be in them.

God is to be worshipped as the one beloved, dearer... -Swami Vivekananda

God is to be worshipped as the one beloved, dearer than everything in this and next life.

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This quote emphasizes the supreme devotion and love that should be directed towards God. It suggests that God should be regarded as the most cherished and precious entity, surpassing any other possessions or relationships in this life and the afterlife.

As different streams having different sources all mingle their waters in the sea, so different tendencies, various though they appear, crooked or straight, all lead to God.

The Vedanta recognizes no sin it only recognizes error. And the greatest error, says the Vedanta is to say that you are weak, that you are a sinner, a miserable creature, and that you have no power and you cannot do this and that.

The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.

If money help a man to do good to others, it is of some value; but if not, it is simply a mass of evil, and the sooner it is got rid of, the better.

Swami Vivekananda Quotes

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