Religion, in India, means realisation and nothing short of that. — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
“In every religion there are three parts: philosophy, mythology, and ritual. Philosophy” — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
The mistake is that we cling to the body when it is the spirit that is really immortal. — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
An atheist can be charitable but not religious. But the religious man must be charitable. — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Our religion teaches that anger is a great sin, even if it is "righteous". — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
In India, religious life forms the centre, the keynote of the whole music of national life. — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
A man must not only have faith but intellectual faith too. To make a man take up everything and believe it, would… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
One point of difference between Hinduism and other religions is that in Hinduism we pass from truth to truth-from a lower truth… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
The power which works through the formative principles of every religion in every country is manifested in the forms of religion. . . — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Realize your true nature. That is all there is to do. Know yourself as you are - infinite Spirit. That is practical… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
We hear all around us about practical religion, and analysing all that, we find that it can be brought down to one… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Desire can be eradicated from the roots by firmly imbibing the four attributes of: Jnan, Atmanishtha, Vairagya, Dharma and the full fledged… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
We want to lead mankind to the place where there is neither the Vedas, nor the Bible, nor the Koran; yet this… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Religion for a long time has come to be static in India. What we want is to make it dynamic. I want… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Too early religious advancement of the Hindus and that superfineness in everything which made them cling to higher alternatives, have reduced them… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
We must not forget that what I mean by the conquest of the world by spiritual thought is the sending out of… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Faith, sympathy - fiery faith and fiery sympathy! Life is nothing, death is nothing, hunger nothing, cold nothing. Glory unto the Lord… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Faith, faith, faith in ourselves, faith, faith in God, this is the secret of greatness.If you have faith in all the three… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
It is always for greater joy that you give up the lesser. This is practical religion-the attainment of freedom, renunciation. Renounce the… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
It is good and very grand to conquer external nature, but grander still to conquer our internal nature… This conquering of the… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Religion and religion alone is the life of India, and when that goes India will die, in spite of politics, in spite… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
The Christians believe that Jesus Christ died to save man. With you it is belief in a doctrine, and this belief constitutes… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
“We must also remember that in every little village-god and every little superstitious custom is that which we are accustomed to call… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
The present Hindu society is organised only for spiritual men, and hopelessly crushes out everybody else. Why? Where shall they go who… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Spirituality brings a class of men who lay exclusive claim to the special powers of the world. The immediate effect of this… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Our allegiance is to the principles always, and not to the persons. Persons are but the embodiments, the illustrations of the principles.… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Brave, bold men, these are what we want. What we want is vigor in the blood, strength in the nerves, iron muscles… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
True religion is not talk, or doctrines, or theories, nor is it sectarianism. It is the relation between soul and God. Religion… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
What is the idea of God in heaven? Materialism. The Vedantic idea is the infinite principle of God embodied in every one… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
No civilisation can grow unless fanatics, bloodshed, and brutality stop. No civilisation can begin to lift up its head until we look… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Excepting the infinite spirit, everything else is changing. There is the whirl of change. — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
We have seen that our vigour, our strength, nay, our national life is in our religion. — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Every action that helps us manifest our divine nature more and more is good; every action that retards it is evil. — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share
The Hindus have a peculiar slovenliness in business matters, not being sufficiently methodical and strict in keeping accounts etc. — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share
Let positive, strong, helpful thoughts enter into your brains from very childhood. Lay yourselves open to these thoughts, and not to weakening and paralysing… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share
Where can we go to find God if we cannot see Him in our own hearts and in every living being. — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share
It is the free alone which never changes, and the unchangeable alone which is free; for change is produced by something exterior to a… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share
The awakening of the soul to its bondage and its effort to stand up and assert itself - this is called life. — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share
Though an atom is invisible, unthinkable, yet in it are the whole power and potency of the universe. — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share
Nothing can be produced without a cause, and the effect is but the cause reproduced. — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share
All the strength and succour you want is within yourselves. Therefore make your own future. "Let the dead past bury its dead." The infinite… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share
Be brave! Be strong! Be fearless! Once you have taken up the spiritual life, fight as long as there is any life in you.… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share
“there is a continuity of mind, as the Yogis call it. The mind is universal. Your mind, my mind, all these little minds, are… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share
