The Hindus have a peculiar slovenliness in business matters, not being sufficiently methodical and strict in keeping accounts etc. — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Man cannot always think of matter, however pleasurable it may be. — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
This life is a hard fact; work your way through it boldly, though it may be adamantine; no matter, the soul is… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
The difference between architecture and building is that the former expresses an idea, while the latter is merely a structure built on… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
The Vedas teach that the soul is divine, only held in the bondage of matter; perfection will be reached when this bond… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Man stands in materialism; you and I are materialists. Our talking about God and Spirit is good; but it is simply the… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
The best guide in life is strength. In religion, as in all other matters, discard everything that weakens you, have nothing to… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
The first sign of love is when love asks nothing, [when it] gives everything. This is the real spiritual worship, the worship… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
You cannot take away one atom of matter or one foot-pound of force. You cannot add to the universe one atom of… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
A certain motion becomes understood when it is referred to a force; certain sensations, to matter; certain changes outside, to law; certain… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Proselytism is tolerated by Hinduism. Any man, whether he be a Shudra or Chandala, can expound philosophy even to a Brahmin. The… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Because the Soul is not made of matter, since it is spiritual, it cannot obey the laws of matter, it cannot be… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
What the world wants today is twenty men and women who can dare to stand in the street yonder and say that… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Infinite power of the spirit, brought to bear upon matter evolves material development, made to act upon thought evolves intellectuality, and made… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Today the West is awakening to its wants; and the "true self of man and spirit" is the watchword of the advanced… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
The first angle is, love questions not. It is not a beggar. ... When love asks nothing, [when it] gives everything. This… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Not only we can, but some have reached perfection; so no matter what finer bodies come, they could only be on the… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
There is really no difference between matter, mind and Spirit. They are only different phases of experiencing the One. — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
To realize the spirit as spirit is practical religion. Everything else is good so far as it leads to this one grand… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
No matter what that makes elastic - sharply, intellectually and sincerely, keep at bay it as noxious waste. — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
The more you think of yourself as shining immortal spirit, the more eager you will be to be absolutely free of matter,… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
At the head of all these laws, in and through every particle of matter and force, stands One through whose command the… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Everything that we perceive around us is struggling towards freedom, from the atom to the man, from the insentient, lifeless particle of… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
You are strong, omnipotent, and omniscient. No matter that you have not expressed it yet, it is in you. All knowledge is… — 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 Image
The Hindus have a peculiar slovenliness in business matters, not being sufficiently methodical and strict in keeping accounts etc. — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Though an atom is invisible, unthinkable, yet in it are the whole power and potency of the universe. — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Nothing can be produced without a cause, and the effect is but the cause reproduced. — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
