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Take Risks in Your Life If you Win, U Can Lead! If You Lose, You can Guide!

Take Risks in Your Life If you Win, U Can Lead! If You Lose, You can Guide!

Swami Vivekananda
Inspirational, Winning, Risk

Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.

Swami Vivekananda
Inspirational, Life, Motivational
Swami Vivekananda, Vivekananda Kendra (2009). “Swami Vivekananda's Rousing Call to Hindu Nation”, p.141, Vivekananda Kendra

Whatever you think, that you will be. If you think yourselves weak, weak you will be; if you think yourselves strong, strong you will be.

Swami Vivekananda
Inspirational, Motivational, Strong
"The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda".

The remedy for weakness is not brooding over weakness, but thinking of strength.

Swami Vivekananda
Inspirational, Motivational, Thinking
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “Practical Vedanta”, p.10, Advaita Ashrama

Say, "I can do everything ." "Even if poison of a snake is powerless if you can firmly deny it."

Swami Vivekananda
Inspirational, Motivational, Snakes

Fear is death, fear is sin, fear is hell, fear is unrighteousness, and fear is wrong life. All the negative thoughts and ideas that are in the world have proceeded from this evil spirit of fear.

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

We are responsible for what we are, and whatever we wish ourselves to be, we have the power to make ourselves. If what we are now has been the result of our own past actions, it certainly follows that whatever we wish to be in the future can be produced by our present actions; so we have to know how to act.

Swami Vivekananda
Inspirational, Past, Wish
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “Karma Yoga: The Yoga of Action”, p.7, Advaita Ashrama

To succeed, you must have tremendous perserverance... tremendous will. "I will drink the ocean", says the perservering soul; at my will mountains will crumble. Have that sort of energy, that sort of will; work hard, and you will reach the goal.

Swami Vivekananda
Inspirational, Motivational, Perseverance

This is the first lesson to learn: be determined not to curse anything outside, not to lay the blame upon anyone outside, but stand up, lay the blame on yourself. You will find that is always true. Get hold of yourself.

Swami Vivekananda
Inspirational, Inspiring, Lessons
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.480, Manonmani Publishers

We reap what we sow. We are the makers of our own fate. The wind is blowing; those vessels whose sails are unfurled catch it, and go forward on their way, but those which have their sails furled do not catch the wind. Is that the fault of the wind?....... We make our own destiny.

Swami Vivekananda
Inspirational, Inspiring, Fate
Swami Vivekananda (1962). “What Religion is: In the Words of Swami Vivekananda”

To devote your life to the good of all and to the happiness of all is religion. Whatever you do for your own sake is not religion.

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

Fill the brain with high thoughts, highest ideals, place them day and night before you, and out of that will come great work.

Swami Vivekananda
Inspirational, Motivational, Work
Swami Vivekananda, Vivekananda Kendra (2009). “Swami Vivekananda's Rousing Call to Hindu Nation”, p.140, Vivekananda Kendra

Learning and wisdom are superfluities, the surface glitter merely, but it is the heart that is the seat of all power.

Swami Vivekananda
Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring
Swami Vivekananda (1951). “Complete Works”

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.

Be free; hope for nothing from anyone. I am sure if you look back upon your lives you will find that you were always vainly trying to get help from others which never came.

Swami Vivekananda
Inspirational, Motivational, Trying
Swami Vivekananda, Swami Adiswarananda (2006). “Vivekananda, World Teacher: His Teachings on the Spiritual Unity of Humankind”, p.94, SkyLight Paths Publishing

Do not wait for anybody or anything. Do whatever you can. Build your hope on none.

Swami Vivekananda
Inspirational, Motivational, Waiting
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.1974, Manonmani Publishers

Tell the truth boldly, whether it hurts or not. Never pander to weakness. If truth is too much for intelligent people and sweeps them away, let them go; the sooner the better.

Swami Vivekananda
Inspirational, Motivational, Hurt
Swami Vivekananda (1953). “Complete Works”

All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark.

Swami Vivekananda
Inspirational, Motivational, Eye
Swami Vivekananda (2016). “Thoughts of Power”, p.3, Advaita Ashrama (A publication branch of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math)

Condemn none: if you can stretch out a helping hand, do so. If you cannot, fold your hands, bless your brothers, and let them go their own way.

Swami Vivekananda
Inspirational, Inspiring, Brother
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “Practical Vedanta”, p.9, Advaita Ashrama

Take courage and work on. Patience and steady work- this is the only way.

Swami Vivekananda
Inspirational, Motivational, Way
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.2061, Manonmani Publishers

The more we come out and do good to others, the more our hearts will be purified, and God will be in them.

Swami Vivekananda
Inspirational, Inspiration, Heart
Swami Vivekananda (2016). “Addresses on Bhakti Yoga: Art of living”, p.8, editionNEXT.com

Desire, ignorance, and inequality—this is the trinity of bondage.

Swami Vivekananda
Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.3821, Manonmani Publishers

...never try to follow another's path for that is his way, not yours. When that path is found, you have nothing to do but fold your arms and the tide will carry you to freedom.

Swami Vivekananda
Inspirational, Found You, Trying
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.2590, Manonmani Publishers

This life is a hard fact; work your way through it boldly, though it may be adamantine; no matter, the soul is stronger.

Swami Vivekananda
Inspirational, Motivational, Soul
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “Jnana Yoga: The Yoga of Knowledge”, p.82, editionNEXT.com

All truth is eternal. Truth is nobody’s property; no race, no individual can lay any exclusive claim to it. Truth is the nature of all souls.

Swami Vivekananda
Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “Practical Vedanta”, p.49, Advaita Ashrama

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