Desire, ignorance, and inequality—this is the trinity of bondage. Swami Vivekananda More Quotes by Swami Vivekananda More Quotes From Swami Vivekananda According to the law of nature, wherever there is an awakening of a new and stronger life, there it tries to conquer and take the place of the old and the decaying. Nature favours the dying out of the unfit and the survival of the fittest. The final result of such conflict between the priestly and the other classes has been mentioned already. Swami Vivekananda survivallawclass One point of difference between Hinduism and other religions is that in Hinduism we pass from truth to truth-from a lower truth to a higher truth-and never from error to truth. Swami Vivekananda hinduismerrorsdifferences Real freedom is not merely doing what you like, but also NOT doing what you like. Swami Vivekananda real-freedomreal Religion is not an imitation of Jesus or Mohammed. Even if an imitation is good, it is never genuine. Be not an imitation of Jesus, but be Jesus, You are quite as great as Jesus, Buddha, or anybody else. If we are not ... we must struggle and be. I would not be exactly like Jesus. It is unnecessary that I should be born a Jew. Swami Vivekananda unnecessarystrugglejesus We, we, and none else, are responsible for what we suffer. We are the effects, and we are the causes. Swami Vivekananda responsiblecausessuffering Have faith in yourselves, and stand up on that faith and be strong; that is what we need. Swami Vivekananda strongfaithmotivational What is this universe but name and form? Swami Vivekananda universeformnames The human soul has sojourned in lower and higher forms, migrating from one to another according to the samskaras or impressions, but it is only in the highest form as a human being that it attains to freedom. Swami Vivekananda samskaraformsoul Truth can be stated in a thousand different ways, yet each one can be true. Swami Vivekananda truthmotivationalinspirational Astrology and all these mystical things are generally signs of a weak mind; therefore as soon as they are becoming prominent in our minds, we should see a physician, take good food, and rest. Swami Vivekananda astrologymotivationalinspirational When the soul wants to depend upon nothing, not even upon life, that is the height of philosophy, the height of manhood. Swami Vivekananda soulwantphilosophy It is nature that is driving us towards perfection, and eventually she will bring everyone there. Swami Vivekananda drivingperfection Ask nothing; want nothing in return. Give what you have to give; it will come back to you, but do not think of that now. Swami Vivekananda wantgivingthinking Arise! Awake! and stop not until the goal is reached. Swami Vivekananda motivationalpositiveinspirational Never turn back to see the result of what you have done. Give all to the Lord and go on, and think not of it. Swami Vivekananda wisdomspiritualthinking Charity opens the heart. Swami Vivekananda charityheart Know this also to be one of the spiritual practices, a discipline for God - realisation. Its aim also is Self - realisation. Swami Vivekananda practiceselfspiritual It is only work that is done as freewill offering to humanity and to nature that does not bring with it any binding attachment. Swami Vivekananda attachmentofferinghumanity My child, what I want is muscles of iron and nerves of steel, inside which dwells a mind of the same material as that of which the thunderbolt is made. Swami Vivekananda ironmindchildren Let people say whatever they like, stick to your own convictions, and rest assured, the world will be at your feet. They say, "Have faith in this fellow or that fellow", but I say, "Have faith in yourself first", that's the way. Have faith in yourself-all power is in you-be conscious and bring it out. Say, "I can do everything." Swami Vivekananda faithfeetpeople
