Swami Vivekananda was born as Narendra Nath Datta, on 12 January 1863. He was one of the inspirational personalities in the history of India.
He is best known for the speech in which he introduced Hinduism at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago in 1893. The speech starts with "Sisters and Brothers of America ... " The ideas he presented continue to influence people around the world today. Generations after him have drawn inspiration, motivation, and wisdom from him.
These 25 Swami Vivekananda Quotes will definitely help you achieve greatness in life. Pro-tip: Bookmark our site to comeback later
A. Quotes On Self Confidence
1. Arise, Awake & Stop not until the goal is reached.
Be not afraid of anything. You will do marvelous work. It is fear that is the great cause of misery in the world. It is fear that is the greatest of all superstitions .It is fear that is the cause of all our woes, and it is fearlessness that brings heaven even in a moment. Therefore, "arise, awake and stop not until the goal is reached.
2. Truth can be stated in a thousand different ways, yet each one can be true.
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All quotes state something different about life. When you add all these quotes, you will learn the greater truth that lies behind every quote. Yet each one is true. .
3. The earth is enjoyed by heroes – this is the unfailing truth. Be a hero. Always say, I have no fear.
Whether you're an introvert or an extrovert, you're the protagonist of your story. You don't need to be saved by anyone. You can do what you want to do and reach your goals.
4. 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.
All power is within you; you can do anything and everything. Nothing is impossible.
The only thing that is stopping you from being successful is yourself. To be successful, you need to have a positive attitude and believe in yourself. You can do anything and everything, regardless of what anybody tells you. Believe in that, do not believe that you are weak. Do not believe that you are half-crazy lunatics, as most of us do nowadays. You can do anything and everything, without even the guidance of anyone. Stand up and express the divinity within you.
5. Anything that makes you weak – physically, intellectually and spiritually, reject it as poison.
Reject anything that stopping you. Whether it's social media, your relatives... Who is giving you advice on carrier, but they haven't achieved something yet.
Suppose you listen the news everyday. You start believing illusions like it's government who is not giving you job. You think the world is bad around us. So you blame everyone.
But from inside you feel miserable, you feel like you are the slave of the system. Well who is stopping you from achieving something? It's you only.
Last year, I was in the same situation... I was too much involved in the news. But the day I stopped watching the news, I felt a lot better.
"Beware the knowers who are always reading books. Beware those who either detest poverty or are proud of it. Beware those quick to praise for they need praise in return." (- Charles Bukowski)
B. Quotes To Broaden Your Mind
6. All knowledge that the world has ever received comes from the mind; the infinite library of the universe is in our own mind.
For example, Newton came up with the law of gravity after seeing an apple fall from a tree and he studied his own mind. He connected all the previous thoughts in his mind and discovered a new connection - which we call the law of gravitation. It was not in the apple nor in anything in the center of the earth.
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We all connect the dots and discover different concepts. External study can only give direction on how to connect those dots. Human minds are therefore the source of all knowledge. We often say, "We're learning" as we uncover this knowledge. By doing so, we advance our knowledge by revealing what we know.
7. The greatest truths are the simplest things in the world, simple as your own existence.
To realize this quote, you need to look at another quote from the movie "At Eternity's Gate", where Van Gogh said, “Existence can be without reason.”
Truth is truth, irrespective of reason.
8. There is no limit to the power of the human mind. The more concentrated it is, the more power is brought to bear on one point.
Every human mind has infinite power. Sometimes, our minds can think beyond our expectations, and sometimes we have no control over them. This is why it is important to concentrate that power into a force.
9. Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life; dream of it; think of it; live on that idea. Let the brain, the body, muscles, nerves, every part of your body be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.
This quote is almost the main theme of the ‘Think & Grow Rich’ book, written by Napoleon Hill.
Set a goal. Jot it down in a notebook. Describe why the goal is important to you. Set a deadline of achieving that goal. Now read the lines you have written everyday at least twice.
Let every part of your body and soul think about that goal. 'Let it kill you'. The idea will eventually be planted in your subconscious. And from that moment, your actions will be determined by it. You will take such decisions, which will help you to achieve your goal.
10. There is no God separate from you, no God higher than you, the real 'you'.
All the gods are little beings to you, all the ideas of God and Father in heaven are but your own reflection. God Himself is your image. 'God created man after His own image.' That is wrong. Man creates God after his own image. That is right. Throughout the universe we are creating gods after our own image. We create the god and fall down at his feet and worship him; and when this dream comes, we love it!
C. Quotes On Passion & Success
11. The whole life is a succession of dreams. My ambition is to be a conscious dreamer, that is all.
12. Do one thing at a Time, and while doing it put your whole soul into it to the exclusion of all else.
Sometimes, you focus on too many things at once. For example, a few years ago I was learning painting, video editing, and blogging... and of course school study, all at the same time. Unfortunately, I forgot most of the things I learned. My skills were not improving. I felt frustrated at that time and to get rid of that frustration I used to spend a lot of time on social media and TV.
But now I am only focused on blogging. And I am a lot better now.
13. Ask nothing; want nothing in return. Give what you have to give; it will come back to you, but do not think of that now.
14. In a conflict between the heart and the brain, follow your heart.
15. He who struggles is better than he who never attempts.
D. Truth Quotes
16. Comfort is no test of truth. Truth is often far from being comfortable.
17. The fire that warms us can also consume us; it is not the fault of the fire.
18. We are what our thoughts have made us. So take care about what you think. Words are secondary, thoughts live and travel far.
19. Neither seek nor avoid, take what comes.
Existence can be without reason. So take what comes.
"Be free; hope for nothing from anyone. I am sure if you look back upon your lives you will find that you were always vainly trying to get help from others which never came."
20. Always try to represent yourself as happy. Initially, it becomes your look, gradually it becomes your habit and finally it becomes your personality.
21. 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.
22. Things do not grow better; they remain as they are. It is we who grow better, by the changes we make in ourselves.
E. Quotes On Learning
23. Learn Everything that is Good from Others, but bring it in, and in your own way absorb it; do not become others.
24. The great secret of true success, of true happiness, is this: the man or woman who asks for no return, the perfectly unselfish person, is the most successful.
25. Dare to be free, dare to go as far as your thought leads, and dare to carry that out in your life.
Conclusion:
Swami Vivekananda himself said, "Do not believe a thing because you have read about it in a book. Do not believe a thing because another man has said it was true. Do not believe in words because they are hallowed by tradition. Find out the truth for yourself. Reason it out. That is realization."
So, realize these quotes by heart. Don't just take it for granted... Try things and then if you think these quotes are true than follow. Personally, I believe each and every quotes are true. At least from my point of view.
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