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Our first duty is not to hate ourselves, because to advance we must have faith in ourselves first and then in God. Those who have no faith in themselves can never have faith in God.

Our first duty is not to hate ourselves, because to advance we must have faith in ourselves first and then in God. Those who have no faith in themselves can never have faith in God.

Swami Vivekananda
Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring
"Pearls of Wisdom". Book by Swami Vivekananda, edited by the Ramakrishna Mission, 2010.

The world has seen thousands of prophets, and the world has yet to see millions

Swami Vivekananda
World, Prophet, Millions
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”

Think of a space in your heart, and in the midst of that space think that a flame is burning. Think of that a flame is burning. Think of that flame as your own soul and inside the flame is another effulgent light, and that is the Soul of your soul, God. Meditate upon that in the heart.

Swami Vivekananda
Heart, Thinking, Light
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “Meditation and Its Methods”, p.11, editionNEXT.com

Why should a Man be Moral? Because this strengthens his will.

Swami Vivekananda
Men, Moral, Should

The power of meditation gets us everything. If you want to get power over nature, [you can have it through meditation]. It is through the power of meditation all scientific facts are discovered today. They study the subject and forget everything, their own identity and everything, and then the great fact comes like a flash.

Swami Vivekananda
Inspiration, Thinking, Forget Everything
"Meditation and Its Methods".

Let us blame none, let us blame our own Karma.

Swami Vivekananda
Karma, Blame
Swami Vivekananda, Vivekananda Kendra (2009). “Swami Vivekananda's Rousing Call to Hindu Nation”, p.75, Vivekananda Kendra

This is the one great idea to understand that our power is already ours, our salvation is already within us.

Swami Vivekananda
Ideas, Salvation, Great Idea
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.1307, Manonmani Publishers

Have faith in yourself. You people were once the Vedic Rishis. Only, you have come in different forms, that's all. I see it clear as daylight that you all have infinite power in you. Rouse that up; arise, arise - apply yourselves heart and soul, gird up your loins.

Swami Vivekananda
Faith, Heart, People
Swami Vivekananda, Swami Saradananda (1964). “Swamiji's Message to a Disciple: Reprint from the Talks with Swami Vivekananda”

Neither seek nor avoid; take what comes. It is liberty to be affected by nothing. Do not merely endure; be unattached.

Swami Vivekananda
Liberty, Endure, Vedanta
Swami Vivekananda, Vivekananda Kendra (2009). “Swami Vivekananda's Rousing Call to Hindu Nation”, p.155, Vivekananda Kendra

This is the gist of all worship: to be pure and to do good to others. He who sees Shiva in the poor, in the weak, and in the diseased, really worships Shiva. And if he sees Shiva only in the image, his worship is but preliminary. He who has served and helped one poor man seeing Shiva in him, without thinking of his caste or creed or race or anything, with him Shiva is more pleased than with the man who sees Him only in temples

Swami Vivekananda
Men, Thinking, Race
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “Lectures from Colombo to Almora”, p.50, editionNEXT.com

Anything that brings spiritual, mental, or physical weakness, touch it not with the toes of your feet.

Swami Vivekananda
Spiritual, Feet, Weakness
Swami Vivekananda, Vivekananda Kendra (2009). “Swami Vivekananda's Rousing Call to Hindu Nation”, p.152, Vivekananda Kendra

A brave, frank, clean-hearted, courageous and aspiring youth is the only foundation on which the future nation can be built.

Swami Vivekananda
Motivational, Brave, Foundation

Accumulate power in silence and become a dynamo of spirituality.

Swami Vivekananda
Power, Silence, Spirituality
Swami Vivekananda, Swami Adiswarananda (2006). “Vivekananda, World Teacher: His Teachings on the Spiritual Unity of Humankind”, p.213, SkyLight Paths Publishing

True religion is not talk, or doctrines, or theories, nor is it sectarianism. It is the relation between soul and God. Religion does not consist in erecting temples, or building churches, or attending public worship. It is not to be found in books, or in words, or in lectures, or in organizations. Religion consists in realization. We must realize God, feel God, see God, talk to God. That is religion.

Swami Vivekananda
Book, Organization, Soul

The cause of today is the effect of the past and the cause for the future.

Swami Vivekananda
Past, Today, Causes
Swami Vivekananda (1955). “Complete Works”

Religion is realization; not talk, nor doctrine, nor theories however beautiful they may be. It is being and becoming, not hearing, or acknowledging; it is the whole soul becoming what it believes.

Swami Vivekananda
Beautiful, Believe, Soul
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.820, Manonmani Publishers

There is no help for you outside of yourself; you are the creator of the universe. Like the silkworm you have built a cocoon around yourself.... Burst your own cocoon and come out as the beautiful butterfly, as the free soul. Then alone you will see Truth.

Swami Vivekananda
Beautiful, Butterfly, Soul
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.959, Manonmani Publishers

Even the greatest fool can accomplish a task if it be after his heart. But the intelligent man is he who can convert every work into one that suits his taste. No work is petty. Everything in this world is like a banyan seed, which, though appearing tiny as a mustard seed, has yet the gigantic banyan tree latent with it. He indeed is intelligent who notices this and succeeds in making all work truly great.

Swami Vivekananda
Heart, Intelligent, Men
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “Personality Development”, p.34, Advaita Ashrama

Anything that is in space has form. Space itself has form. Either you are in space, or space is in you. The soul is beyond all space. Space is in the soul, not the soul in space.

Swami Vivekananda
Space, Soul, Form
Swami Vivekananda (1951). “Complete Works”

We are what our thoughts have made us

Swami Vivekananda
Made, Our Thoughts
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “Personality Development”, p.22, Advaita Ashrama

Know full well that patience is the best means of succeeds.

Swami Vivekananda
Patience, Perseverance, Mean

Never say, ‘No’, never say, ‘I cannot’, for you are infinite. Even time and space are as nothing compared with your nature. You can do anything and everything, you are almighty

Swami Vivekananda
Strength, Space, Anything And Everything
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “Practical Vedanta”, p.10, Advaita Ashrama

We must plunge heart and soul and body into the work. And until we are ready to sacrifice everything else to one Idea and to one alone, we never, never will see the Light.

Swami Vivekananda
Heart, Sacrifice, Light
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “Swami Vivekananda on Himself”, p.268, Advaita Ashrama

If you can get absolutely still for just one moment, you have reached the goal.

Swami Vivekananda
Goal, Moments, Stills
Swami Vivekananda (1951). “Complete Works”

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
Motivational, Mind, Suffering
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.4554, Manonmani Publishers

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