Spirituality 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

In spirituality the Americans are very inferior to us. But their society is very superior to ours.

— Swami Vivekananda

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

— Swami Vivekananda

On this basic - being right and doing right the whole world can unite.

— Swami Vivekananda

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

— Swami Vivekananda

Accumulate power in silence and become a dynamo of spirituality.

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

— 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

All perfection is there already in the soul. But this perfection has been covered up by nature; layer after layer of nature…

— Swami Vivekananda

Come out into the broad light of day, come out from the little narrow paths, for how can the infinite soul rest…

— Swami Vivekananda

Realize your true nature. That is all there is to do. Know yourself as you are - infinite Spirit. That is practical…

— Swami Vivekananda

According to us, there are three things in the makeup of man. There is the body, there is the mind, and there…

— Swami Vivekananda

Because the Soul is not made of matter, since it is spiritual, it cannot obey the laws of matter, it cannot be…

— 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

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

— Swami Vivekananda

Too early religious advancement of the Hindus and that superfineness in everything which made them cling to higher alternatives, have reduced them…

— 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

Those who work at a thing heart and soul not only achieve success in it but through their absorption in that they…

— Swami Vivekananda

Feel, my children, feel; feel for the poor, the ignorant, the downtrodden; feel till the heart stops and the brain reels and…

— Swami Vivekananda

Each soul is potentially divine. The goal is to manifest this divinity by controlling nature, external and internal. Do this either by…

— Swami Vivekananda

“The tender plant of spirituality will die if exposed too early to the action of a constant change of ideas and ideals.…

— 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

Spirituality brings a class of men who lay exclusive claim to the special powers of the world. The immediate effect of this…

— Swami Vivekananda

“If a man can realize his divine nature with the help of an image, would it be right to call that a…

— Swami Vivekananda

“Vairâgya or renunciation is the turning point in all the various Yogas. The Karmi (worker) renounces the fruits of his work. The…

— Swami Vivekananda

“Curiously enough, it seems that at times the spiritual side prevails, and then the materialistic side—in wave-like motions following each other. ...At…

— 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

“Those who really want to be Yogis must give up, once for all, this nibbling at things. Take up one idea. Make…

— Swami Vivekananda