Even our smallest attempts are not in vain. We know that nothing is lost. Swami Vivekananda More Quotes by Swami Vivekananda More Quotes From Swami Vivekananda How has all the knowledge in the world been gained but by the concentration of the powers of the mind? 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. There is no limit to the power of the human mind. The more concentrated it is, the more power is brought to bear on one point; that is the secret. Swami Vivekananda giving-upsecretblow Religion, in India, means realisation and nothing short of that. Swami Vivekananda importanceindiamean We are ever free if we would only believe it, only have faith enough. Swami Vivekananda divinityhave-faithbelieve "Face the brutes." That is a lesson for all life-face the terrible, face it boldly. Like the monkeys, the hardships of life fall back when we cease to flee before them. Swami Vivekananda inspiringmotivationalinspirational Mark you, if you give up spirituality, leaving it aside to go after the materializing civilization of the West, the result will be that in three generations you will be an extinct race; because the backbone of the nation will be broken, the foundation upon which the national edifice has been built will be undermined, and the result will be annihilation all round. Swami Vivekananda giving-upracecivilization The infinite library of the Universe is in your mind. Swami Vivekananda libraryinfinitemind In every man and in every animal, however weak or wicked, great or small, resides the same omnipresent, omniscient soul. The difference is not in the soul, but in the manifestation. Between me and the smallest animal, the difference is only in manifestation, but as a principle he is the same as I am, he is my brother, he has the same soul as I have. This is the greatest principle that India has preached. Swami Vivekananda brothergodanimal Every one is as much bound in thought, word, deed, and mind, as a piece of stone or this table. That I talk to you now is as rigorous in causation as that you listen to me. There is no freedom until you go beyond Maya. That is the real freedom of the soul. Swami Vivekananda realsoulmind Man is to become divine by realizing the divine. Idols or temples, or churches or books, are only the supports, the help of his spiritual childhood. Swami Vivekananda spiritualinspiringbook Do you have the belief in you to move on, even when the whole world is against you, with swords in their hands? Swami Vivekananda motivationalhandsmoving 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. Swami Vivekananda errorssinpower 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. Swami Vivekananda inspirationfaithevil The test of progress is the amount of renunciation that one has attained. Swami Vivekananda renunciationprogresstests Learning and wisdom are superfluities, the surface glitter merely, but it is the heart that is the seat of all power. Swami Vivekananda inspiringmotivationalinspirational Man can become like God and acquire control over the whole universe if he multiplies infinitely his centre of self-consciousness. Swami Vivekananda consciousnessselfmen As soon as you know the voice and understand what it is, the whole scene changes. The same world which was the ghastly battlefield of maya is now changed into something good and beautiful. Swami Vivekananda motivationalbeautifulinspirational As body, mind, or soul, you are a dream; you really are Being, Consciousness, Bliss (satchidananda). You are the God of this universe. Swami Vivekananda dreammotivationalinspirational Let him who has courage in his mind and love in his heart come with me. I want none else. Swami Vivekananda and-lovemindheart Truth, purity, and unselfishness wherever these are present, there is no power below or above the sun to crush the possessor thereof. Equipped with these, one individual is able to face the whole universe in opposition. Swami Vivekananda crushablefaces If you think about disaster, you will get it. Brood about death and you hasten your demise. Think positively and masterfully, with confidence and faith, and life becomes more secure, more fraught with action, richer in achievement and experience. Swami Vivekananda expectationspositivethinking
