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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

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.

Swami Vivekananda
Christian, Buddhist, Father
Swami Vivekananda, Swami Adiswarananda (2006). “Vivekananda, World Teacher: His Teachings on the Spiritual Unity of Humankind”, p.71, SkyLight Paths Publishing

Egotism, pride, etc. must be given up.

Swami Vivekananda
Pride, Ego, Etc
Swami Vivekananda (1926). “The Complete Works of the Swami Vivekananda, Comprising All His Lectures, Addresses and Discourses Delivered in Europe, America and India: All His Writings in Prose and Poetry, Together with Translations of Those Written in Bengali and Sanskrit; Reports of His Interviews and His Replies to the Various Addresses of Welcome; His Sayings and Epistles,--private and Public--original and Translated; with an Index; Carefully Revised & Edited”

The ego of man and woman is the soul. If the soul is independent, how then can it be isolated from the infinite whole?

Swami Vivekananda
Independent, Men, Ego
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.1395, Manonmani Publishers

There is no good in store so long as malice and jealousy and egotism will prevail.

Swami Vivekananda
Long, Ego, Stores
Swami Vivekananda, Vivekananda Kendra (2009). “Swami Vivekananda's Rousing Call to Hindu Nation”, p.135, Vivekananda Kendra

There is the mind itself. It is like a smooth lake which when struck, say by a stone, vibrates. The vibrations gather together and react on the stone, and all through the lake they will spread and be felt. The mind is like the lake; it is constantly being set in vibrations, which leave an impression on the mind; and the idea of the Ego, or personal self, the "I", is the result of these impressions. This "I" therefore is only the very rapid transmission of force and is in itself no reality.

Swami Vivekananda
Reality, Ideas, Lakes
Swami Vivekananda (1926). “The Complete Works of the Swami Vivekananda, Comprising All His Lectures, Addresses and Discourses Delivered in Europe, America and India: All His Writings in Prose and Poetry, Together with Translations of Those Written in Bengali and Sanskrit; Reports of His Interviews and His Replies to the Various Addresses of Welcome; His Sayings and Epistles,--private and Public--original and Translated; with an Index; Carefully Revised & Edited”

Calm and silent and steady work, and no newspaper humbug, no name-making, you must always remember.

Swami Vivekananda
Inspirational, Motivational, Names
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.1910, Manonmani Publishers

Every action that helps us manifest our divine nature more and more is good; every action that retards it is evil.

Swami Vivekananda
Inspirational, Motivational, Evil
Swami Vivekananda (1926). “The Complete Works of the Swami Vivekananda, Comprising All His Lectures, Addresses and Discourses Delivered in Europe, America and India: All His Writings in Prose and Poetry, Together with Translations of Those Written in Bengali and Sanskrit; Reports of His Interviews and His Replies to the Various Addresses of Welcome; His Sayings and Epistles,--private and Public--original and Translated; with an Index; Carefully Revised & Edited”

Each nation has a theme: everything else is secondary. India's theme is religion.

Swami Vivekananda
India, Theme, Importance
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.2173, Manonmani Publishers

The test of Ahimsa is absence of jealousy.

Swami Vivekananda
Tests, Absence, Ahimsa
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.1001, Manonmani Publishers

As long as a man thinks, this struggle must go on, and so long man must have some form of religion.

Swami Vivekananda
Struggle, Men, Thinking
Swami Vivekananda (2016). “Jnana Yoga (Part II): The Yoga of Knowledge (Art of Living)”, p.5, editionNEXT.com

Each man is divine. Each man that you see is a God by his very nature.

Swami Vivekananda
Men, Divine, Human Beings
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.4460, Manonmani Publishers

Infinite perfection is in every man, though unmanifested.

Swami Vivekananda
Men, Perfection, Infinite
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.1828, Manonmani Publishers

Man as Atman is really free; as man he is bound, changed by every physical condition.

Swami Vivekananda
Men, Atman, Changed
Swami Vivekananda (1921). “Vedanta Philosophy: Inspired Talks, Recorded by a Disciple During the Seven Weeks at Thousand Island Park”

Man is the highest being in creation, because he attains to freedom.

Swami Vivekananda
Men, Creation, Highest
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “Jnana Yoga: The Yoga of Knowledge”, p.128, editionNEXT.com

Man is the product of two forces, action and reaction, which make him think.

Swami Vivekananda
Men, Thinking, Two
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.1263, Manonmani Publishers

A form comes out of a combination of force and matter.

Swami Vivekananda
Matter, Form, Force
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “Jnana Yoga: The Yoga of Knowledge”, p.126, editionNEXT.com

The forms have value only so far as they are expressions of the life within. If they have ceased to express life, crush them out without mercy.

Swami Vivekananda
Crush, Expression, Mercy
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.1001, Manonmani Publishers

The Indian idea is that the soul is formless. Whatever is form must break some time or other.

Swami Vivekananda
Ideas, Soul, Break
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.447, Manonmani Publishers

There cannot be any form unless it is the result of force and matter; and all combinations must dissolve.

Swami Vivekananda
Matter, Form, Results
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.447, Manonmani Publishers

I think the Greeks first took astrology to India and took from the Hindus the science of astronomy and carried it back with them from Europe. Because in India you will find old altars made according to a certain geometrical plan, and certain things had to be done when the stars were in certain positions, therefore I think the Greeks gave the Hindus astrology, and the Hindus gave them astronomy.

Swami Vivekananda
Stars, Thinking, Europe
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.3648, Manonmani Publishers

Man has wanted to look beyond, wanted to expand himself; and all that we call progress, evolution, has been always measured by that one search, the search for human destiny, the search for God.

Swami Vivekananda
Destiny, Men, Astrology
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “Jnana Yoga: The Yoga of Knowledge”, p.195, Advaita Ashrama

Everything that we know is within our universe, and everything within our universe is moulded by the conditions of space, time, and causation.

Swami Vivekananda
Space, Causes, Causation
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “Karma Yoga: The Yoga of Action”, p.55, Advaita Ashrama

Every work has got to pass through hundreds of difficulties before succeeding. Those that persevere will see the light, sooner or later.

Swami Vivekananda
Patience, Perseverance, Light
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.2072, Manonmani Publishers

Know it for certain that without steady devotion for the Guru and unflinching patience and perseverance, nothing is to be achieved. You must have strict morality.

Swami Vivekananda
Patience, Perseverance, Morality
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.3373, Manonmani Publishers

The principles of the Vedanta not only should be preached everywhere in India, but also outside. Our thought must enter into the make-up of the minds of every nation, not through writings, but through persons.

Swami Vivekananda
Writing, Mind, Principles
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.1710, Manonmani Publishers

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