Desire Quotes by Swami Vivekananda

There is implanted in every man, naturally, a strong desire for progress.

— Swami Vivekananda

This craving for health, wealth, long life, and the like - the so - called good - is nothing but an illusion.

— Swami Vivekananda

The secret of karma yoga which is to perform actions without any fruitive desires is taught by Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad-Gita.

— Swami Vivekananda

We are bound to earth by desire and also to God, heaven, and the angels. A slave is a slave whether to…

— Swami Vivekananda

"Seek ye first the kingdom of God and all good things will be added unto you." Follow God and you shall have…

— Swami Vivekananda

“When he has become perfectly satisfied, he has no more cravings”

— Swami Vivekananda

[The seers call him wise] whose every attempt is free, without any desire for gain, without any selfishness.

— Swami Vivekananda

So long as there is desire or want, it is a sure sign that there is imperfection. A perfect, free being cannot…

— Swami Vivekananda

One may gain political and social independence, but if one is a slave to his passions and desires, one cannot feel the…

— Swami Vivekananda

Work done for the Self gives no bondage. Neither desire pleasure nor fear pain from work. It is the mind and body…

— Swami Vivekananda

Have faith in Guru, in his teachings, and in the surety that you can get free. Think day and night that this…

— Swami Vivekananda

Desire can be eradicated from the roots by firmly imbibing the four attributes of: Jnan, Atmanishtha, Vairagya, Dharma and the full fledged…

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To the person who desires nothing and does not get entangled in desires, the manifold changes of nature are one panorama of…

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It is the witness alone that can work without any desire, without any idea of going to heaven, without any idea of…

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“[Krishna answers:] “The man who has given up all desires, who desires nothing, not even this life, nor freedom, nor gods, nor…

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The more you think of yourself as shining immortal spirit, the more eager you will be to be absolutely free of matter,…

— Swami Vivekananda

We get caught. How? Not by what we give but by what we expect. We get misery in return for our love:…

— Swami Vivekananda

Renunciation - non-resistance - non-destructiveness - are the ideals to be attained through less and less worldliness, less and less resistance, less…

— Swami Vivekananda

Realisation of love can never come so long as there is the least desire in the heart, or what Shri Ramakrishna used…

— Swami Vivekananda

We must always remember that God is Love. "A fool indeed is he who, living on the banks of the Ganga, seeks…

— Swami Vivekananda

If you want to be a yogi, you must be free, and place yourself in circumstances where you are alone and free…

— Swami Vivekananda

Plunge into the world, and then, after a time, when you have suffered and enjoyed all that is in it, will renunciation…

— Swami Vivekananda

Each atom is trying to fly off from its centre. In the internal world, each thought is trying to go beyond control.…

— Swami Vivekananda

Seek no praise, no reward, for anything you do. No sooner do we perform a good action than we begin to desire…

— 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

This world is not for cowards. Do not try to fly. Look not for success or failure. Join yourself to the perfectly…

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

— Swami Vivekananda

You have the right to work, but do not become so degenerate as to look for results. Work incessantly, but see something…

— Swami Vivekananda

Superstitions are all materialism, because they are all based on the consciousness of body, body, body. No spirit there. Spirit has no…

— Swami Vivekananda

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

— Swami Vivekananda

Let us work without desire for name or fame or rule over others. Let us be free from the triple bonds of…

— Swami Vivekananda

Give up all desire for enjoyment in earth or heaven. Control the organs of the senses and control the mind. Bear every…

— Swami Vivekananda

Do not desire, for what you desire you get, and with it comes terrible bondage. It is nothing but bringing "noses on…

— Swami Vivekananda

Say So'ham, So'ham whatever comes. Tell yourself this even in eating, walking, suffering. Tell the mind this incessantly-that what we see never…

— 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