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What makes a man stand up and work? Strength. Strength is goodness, weakness is sin.

What makes a man stand up and work? Strength. Strength is goodness, weakness is sin.

Swami Vivekananda
Strength, Men, Weakness
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.1085, Manonmani Publishers

So long as the millions live in hunger and ignorance, I hold every man a traitor who, having been educated at their expense, pays not the least heed to them.

Swami Vivekananda
Motivational, Ignorance, Men
Swami Vivekananda (2016). “Vivekananda Reader”, p.206, Advaita Ashrama (A publication branch of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math)

As soon as a man stands up and says he is right or his church is right, and all others are wrong, he is himself all wrong. He does not know that upon the proof of all the others depends the proof of his own. Love and charity for the whole human race, that is the test of true religiousness. I do not mean the sentimental statement that all men are brothers, but that one must feel the oneness of human life.

Swami Vivekananda
Brother, Mean, Men
Swami Vivekananda, Swami Adiswarananda (2006). “Vivekananda, World Teacher: His Teachings on the Spiritual Unity of Humankind”, p.68, SkyLight Paths Publishing

It is always for greater joy that you give up the lesser. This is practical religion-the attainment of freedom, renunciation. Renounce the lower so that you may get the higher. Renounce! Renounce! Sacrifice! Give up! Not for zero. Not for nothing. But to get the higher.

Swami Vivekananda
Zero, Giving Up, Sacrifice
Swami Vivekananda “Lectures Vol. 4”, Jazzybee Verlag

All these ideas such as astrology, although there may be a grain of truth in them, should be avoided.

Swami Vivekananda
Ideas, Astrology, May
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “Personality Development”, p.45, Advaita Ashrama

It is the witness alone that can work without any desire, without any idea of going to heaven, without any idea of blame, without any idea of praise. The witness alone enjoys, and none else.

Swami Vivekananda
Ideas, Heaven, Desire
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.1316, Manonmani Publishers

Who shall blame whom, who praise whom? Whom to seek, whom to avoid? I seek none, nor avoid any, for I am all the universe. I praise myself, I blame myself, I suffer for myself, I am happy at my own will, I am free. This is the Jnâni, the brave and daring. Let the whole universe tumble down; he smiles and says it never existed, it was all a hallucination. He sees the universe tumble down. Where was it! Where has it gone!

Swami Vivekananda
Brave, Suffering, Gone
Swami Vivekananda (2016). “Jnana Yoga (Part II): The Yoga of Knowledge (Art of Living)”, p.44, editionNEXT.com

This caste system had grown by the practice of the son always following the business of the father.

Swami Vivekananda
Business, Father, Son
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.3702, Manonmani Publishers

Science and religion will meet and shake hands.

Swami Vivekananda
Hands, Science And Religion, Shakes
Source: tamilandvedas.com

Non-injuring has to be attained by him who would be free. No one is more powerful than he who has attained perfect non-injuring. No one could fight, no one could quarrel, in his presence. Yes, his very presence, and nothing else, means peace, means love wherever he may be. Nobody could be angry or fight in his presence. Even the animals, ferocious animals, would be peaceful before him.

Swami Vivekananda
Powerful, Mean, Fighting
Swami Vivekananda (2016). “Vivekananda Reader”, p.193, Advaita Ashrama (A publication branch of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math)

From Him are all name and form; all the animals and men are from Him. He is the one Supreme. He who knows Him becomes free.

Swami Vivekananda
Animal, Men, Names

You will be nearer to Heaven through foot ball than through study of Gita.

Swami Vivekananda
Feet, Heaven, Balls
Source: tamilandvedas.com

Never producing pain by thought, word, and deed, in any living being, is what is called Ahimsâ, non-injury.

Swami Vivekananda
Pain, Deeds, Injury
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.175, Manonmani Publishers

Perfection can be had by everybody.

Swami Vivekananda
Perfection
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.3672, Manonmani Publishers

Perfection is one thing and enjoyment another; these two having different ends, engage men differently.

Swami Vivekananda
Men, Two, Perfection
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.614, Manonmani Publishers

Everything that has form, everything that is the result of combination, is evolved out of this Akasha.

Swami Vivekananda
Form, Results, Combination
Swami Vivekananda (2016). “Raja Yoga: Conquering the Internal Nature”, p.23, Advaita Ashrama

Is there no room for art in the spoken language? What is the use of creating an unnatural language to the exclusion of the natural one?

Swami Vivekananda
Art, Creating, Use
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.2681, Manonmani Publishers

This World will always continue to be a mixture of Good and Evil. Our duty is to sympathize with the weak and to Love even the wrongdoer.

Swami Vivekananda
Evil, World, Mixtures
Dave DeLuca, Swami Vivekananda (2006). “Pathways to Joy: The Master Vivekananda on the Four Yoga Paths to God”, p.161, New World Library

There is no power on earth which can be kept long confined within a narrow limit. It cannot be kept compressed too long to allow of expansion at a subsequent period.

Swami Vivekananda
Power, Long, Expansion
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.1553, Manonmani Publishers

When we free ourselves from name and form, especially from a body - when we need no body, good or bad - then only do we escape from bondage.

Swami Vivekananda
Names, Needs, Body
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.3110, Manonmani Publishers

What is the use of talking of one's mistakes to the world? They cannot thereby be undone. For what one has done one must suffer; one must try and do better. The world sympathizes only with the strong and the powerful.

Swami Vivekananda
Strong, Powerful, Mistake
Swami Vivekananda (1964). “Complete Works”

The animal man lives in the senses. If he does not get enough to eat, he is miserable; or if something happens to his body, he is miserable. In the senses both his misery and his happiness begin and end.

Swami Vivekananda
Animal, Men, Doe
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “Jnana Yoga: The Yoga of Knowledge”, p.38, Advaita Ashrama

We believe that every being is divine, is God. Every soul is a sun covered over with clouds of ignorance; the difference between soul and soul is owing to the difference in density of these layers of clouds.

Swami Vivekananda
Believe, Ignorance, Clouds
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.1752, Manonmani Publishers

How often does a man ruin his disciples by remaining always with them! When men are once trained, it is essential that their leader leave them, for without his absence they cannot develop themselves. Plants always remain small under a big tree.

Swami Vivekananda
Men, Tree, Leader

They aimless halt, who halt for others.

Swami Vivekananda
Halt

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