There is no chance for the welfare of the world unless the condition of woman is improved. It is not possible for a bird to fly on only one wing. Swami Vivekananda More Quotes by Swami Vivekananda More Quotes From Swami Vivekananda Always keep the mind cheerful. Everyone will die once. Cowards suffer the pangs of death again and again, solely due to the fear in their own minds. Swami Vivekananda sufferingmindmotivational Feel, my children, feel; feel for the poor, the ignorant, the downtrodden; feel till the heart stops and the brain reels and you think you will go mad; then pour the soul out at the feet of the Lord, and then will come power, help and indomitable energy. Swami Vivekananda heartchildrenthinking Every time you meditate you will keep your growth. Swami Vivekananda growth Knowledge of the Absolute depends upon no book, nor upon anything; it is absolute in itself. No amount of study will give this knowledge; is not theory, it is realization. Cleanse the dust from the mirror, purify your own mind, and in a flash you know that you are Brahman. Swami Vivekananda dustmirrorsbook There are hundreds of thousands of microbes surrounding us, but they cannot harm us unless we become weak, until the body is ready and predisposed to receive them. Swami Vivekananda harmbodyweak Let us blame none, let us blame our own Karma. Swami Vivekananda karmablame Watch people do their most common actions; these are indeed the things that will tell you the real character of a great person. Swami Vivekananda realcharacterpeople All who have actually attained any real religious experience never wrangle over the form in which the different religions are expressed. They know that the soul of all religions is the same and so they have no quarrel with anybody just because he or she does not speak in the same tongue. Swami Vivekananda realsoulreligious We have to keep the body in good health; we have to take care of what we eat and drink, and what we do. Swami Vivekananda drinkcarebody What is the idea of God in heaven? Materialism. The Vedantic idea is the infinite principle of God embodied in every one of us. God sitting up on a cloud! Think of the utter blasphemy of it! It is materialism - downright materialism. When babies think this way, it may be all right, but when grown - up men try to teach such things, it is downright disgusting - that is what it is. It is all matter, all body idea, the gross idea, the sense idea. Every bit of it is clay and nothing but clay. Is that religion? Swami Vivekananda babymenthinking Anything that is western origin, first you verify it, then accept it. Anything that is Indian origin, first accept it, then verify it if necessary. Swami Vivekananda verifyacceptingfirsts Put God behind everything-human beings, animals, food, and work. Make this a habit. Swami Vivekananda behindshabitanimal The fruit falls from the tree when it gets ripe. So wait for the time to come. Do not hurry. Moreover, no one has the right to make others miserable by his foolish acts. Wait, have patience, everything will come right in time. Swami Vivekananda perseverancepatiencefall Stand up and be strong! No fear. No superstition. Face the truth as it is! Swami Vivekananda superstitionsstrongfaces Yes, the words of the Mother can be heard as clearly as we hear one another. But one requires a fine nerve to hear Mother's words. Swami Vivekananda finenervesmother The will is not free - it is a phenomenon bound by cause and effect - but there is something behind the will which is free. Swami Vivekananda karmainspiringpast The very reason for nature's existence is the education of the soul; it has no other meaning. Swami Vivekananda existencesoulreason Do one thing at a Time, and while doing it put your whole Soul into it to the exclusion of all else. Swami Vivekananda meditationinspirationpractice It is the greatest manifestation of power to be calm. Swami Vivekananda manifestationcalmpower Do not say, ‘You are bad’; say only, ‘You are good’, but be better! Swami Vivekananda motivational
