Soul Quotes by Swami Vivekananda

Man in his true nature is substance, soul, spirit.

— Swami Vivekananda

The soul has neither sex, nor caste nor imperfection.

— Swami Vivekananda

The body cannot be the soul.

— Swami Vivekananda

There is no other teacher but your own soul.

— Swami Vivekananda

Man is not mind, he is soul.

— Swami Vivekananda

Bodies come and go, but the soul does not change.

— Swami Vivekananda

Spirituality is the science of the Soul.

— Swami Vivekananda

Each soul is potentially divine.

— Swami Vivekananda

Never think there is anything impossible for the soul. .

— Swami Vivekananda

Every soul is destined to be perfect, and every being, in the end, will attain the state of perfection.

— Swami Vivekananda

Each soul is a star and all stars are set in the infinite azure, the eternal sky-the Lord.

— Swami Vivekananda

The Soul is not composed of any materials. It is unity indivisible. Therefore it must be indestructible.

— Swami Vivekananda

It is nature that is changing, not the soul of man. This never changes.

— Swami Vivekananda

Not believing in the glory of our own soul is what the Vedanta calls atheism.

— Swami Vivekananda

The very reason for nature's existence is the education of the soul; it has no other meaning.

— Swami Vivekananda

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

— Swami Vivekananda

The human soul has sojourned in lower and higher forms, migrating from one to another according to the samskaras or impressions, but…

— Swami Vivekananda

Books never make religions, but religions make books. We must not forget that. No book ever created God, but God inspired all…

— Swami Vivekananda

Only when creation stops can we find the Absolute. The Absolute is in the soul, not in creation. So by stopping creation,…

— Swami Vivekananda

Oh, if only you knew yourselves! You are souls; you are Gods. If ever I feel like blaspheming, it is when I…

— Swami Vivekananda

Jiva (individual soul) is the conscious ruler of this body, in whom the five life principles come into unity, and yet that…

— Swami Vivekananda

There is only one Soul in the Universe. There is no 'you' or 'me'; all variety is merged into the absolute unity,…

— Swami Vivekananda

We believe that every being is divine, is God. Every soul is a sun covered over with clouds of ignorance; the difference…

— Swami Vivekananda

These practices - non-killing, truthfulness, non-stealing, chastity, and non-receiving - are to be practised by every man, woman, and child; by every…

— Swami Vivekananda

Liberty is the first condition of growth. Your ancestors gave every liberty to the soul, and religion grew. They put the body…

— Swami Vivekananda

The Vedanta teaches men to have faith in themselves first. As certain religions of the world say that a man who does…

— Swami Vivekananda

[Not parroting.] My old Master used to say, "It is all very good to teach the parrot to say, 'Lord, Lord, Lord'…

— Swami Vivekananda

The Vedas teach that the soul is divine, only held in the bondage of matter; perfection will be reached when this bond…

— Swami Vivekananda

The goal of mankind is knowledge ... Now this knowledge is inherent in man. No knowledge comes from outside: it is all…

— Swami Vivekananda

Everything that we perceive around us is struggling towards freedom, from the atom to the man, from the insentient, lifeless particle of…

— Swami Vivekananda

There is no help for you outside of yourself; you are the creator of the universe. Like the silkworm you have built…

— Swami Vivekananda

Have faith in yourself. You people were once the Vedic Rishis. Only, you have come in different forms, that's all. I see…

— Swami Vivekananda

After every happiness comes misery; they may be far apart or near. The more advanced the soul, the more quickly does one…

— Swami Vivekananda

Meditative state is the highest state of existence. So long as there is desire, no real happiness can come. It is only…

— Swami Vivekananda

There cannot be two almighty beings in this world. [Imagine having] two or three Gods; one will create the world, another says,…

— Swami Vivekananda

That intense faith in another world, that intense hatred for this world, that intense power of renunciation, that intense faith in God,…

— Swami Vivekananda

Love makes no distinction between man and man, between an Aryan and a Mlechchha, between a Brâhmana and a Pariah, nor even…

— Swami Vivekananda

Chastity, non-injury, forgiving even the greatest enemy, truth, faith in the Lord, these are all different Vrittis. Be not afraid if you…

— Swami Vivekananda

Shivaji was the greatest Hindu king that India had produced within the last thousand years; one who was the very incarnation of…

— Swami Vivekananda

Whether dualistic, qualified monistic, or monistic, they all firmly believe that everything is in the soul itself; it has only to come…

— Swami Vivekananda