Swami Vivekananda, was an Indian monk, philosopher and author who was instrumental in bringing Yoga to the western world, and is credited with raising interfaith awareness.
He became known in the Western world when he travelled to the USA in 1893 to speak at the world parliament of religions as the representative of India.
Hereafter he was invited to speak and teach all over the US and Europe with his core message being: “all living beings are an embodiment of the divine self; therefore, service to God could be rendered by service to humankind.”
“True guidance is like a small torch in a dark forest, it doesn’t show everything at once. But gives enough light for the next step to be safe.” – Swami Vivekananda
“All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark.” – Swami Vivekananda
“Conquer yourself and the whole universe is yours.” – Swami Vivekananda
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“Where can we go to find God if we cannot see Him in our own hearts and in every living being.” – Swami Vivekananda
“The moment I have realized God sitting in the temple of every human body, the moment I stand in reverence before every human being and see God in him – that moment I am free from bondage, everything that binds vanishes, and I am free.” – Swami Vivekananda
“There is no other spiritual teacher than your own soul.” – Swami Vivekananda
“In one word, this ideal is that you are divine.” – Swami Vivekananda
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“If I love myself despite my infinite faults, how can I hate anyone at the glimpse of a few faults.” – Swami Vivekananda
“Talk to yourself at least once in a Day… Otherwise you may miss a meeting with an EXCELLENT person in this World.” – Swami Vivekananda
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“The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you.” – Swami Vivekananda
“That man has reached immortality who is disturbed by nothing material.” – Swami Vivekananda
“Never think there is anything impossible for the soul. It is the greatest heresy to think so. If there is sin, this is the only sin; to say that you are weak.” – Swami Vivekananda
“In a conflict between the heart and the brain, follow your heart.” – Swami Vivekananda
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“All love is expansion, all selfishness is contraction. Love is therefore the only law of life. He who loves lives, he who is selfish is dying. Therefore love for love’s sake, because it is the only law of life, just as you breathe to live.” – Swami Vivekananda
“Do not hate anybody, because that hatred which comes out from you must, in the long run, come back to you, if you love, that love will come back to you, completing the circle.” – Swami Vivekananda
“Every act of love brings happiness; there is no act of love which does not bring peace and blessedness as its reaction.” – Swami Vivekananda
“All things in the universe are of divine origin and deserve to be loved; it has, however, to be borne in mind that the love of the whole includes the love of the parts.” – Swami Vivekananda
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“We are what our thoughts have made us; So take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; They travel far.” – Swami Vivekananda
“Believing others is easy but believing in yourself that’s the real challenge” – Swami Vivekananda
“Conquer yourself and the whole universe is yours.” – Swami Vivekananda
“The highest manifestation of strength is to keep ourselves calm and on our own feet.” – Swami Vivekananda
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“The greatest religion is to be true to your own nature. Have faith in yourselves.” – Swami Vivekananda
“All power is within you; you can do anything and everything” – Swami Vivekananda
“Where can we go to find God if we cannot see Him in our own hearts and in every living being.” – Swami Vivekananda
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