"Never turn back to see the result of what you have done. Give all to the Lord and go on, and think not of it."
Spiritual Leader, Philosopher
Swami Vivekananda was a key figure in introducing Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world, known for his impactful speeches and writings.
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"Never turn back to see the result of what you have done. Give all to the Lord and go on, and think not of it."
"Infinite patience, infinite purity, and infinite perseverance are the secret of success in a good cause."
"Be not Afraid of anything. You will do Marvelous work. it is Fearlessness that brings Heaven even in a moment."
"Real freedom is not merely doing what you like, but also NOT doing what you like."
"Work on with the intrepidity of a lion but at the same time with the tenderness of a flower."
"We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far."
"Shivaji was the greatest Hindu king that India had produced within the last thousand years; one who was the very incarnation of lord Siva, about whom prophecies were given out long before he was born; and his advent was eagerly expected by all the great souls and saints of Maharashtra as the deliverer of the Hindus from the hands of the Mlecchas, and as one who succeeded in the reestablishment of Dharma which had been trampled underfoot by the depredations of the devastating hordes of the Moghals"
"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."
"Everyone goes with the flow... but the one who goes against the flow becomes someone remarkable in life."
"In a conflict between the heart and the brain, follow your heart."
"If the mind is intensely eager, everything can be accomplished—mountains can be crumbled into atoms."
"It is the same India which has withstood the shocks of centuries, of hundreds of foreign invasions of hundreds of upheavals of manners and customs. It is the same land which stands firmer than any rock in the world, with its undying vigour, indestructible life. Its life is of the same nature as the soul, without beginning and without end, immortal; and we are the children of such a country."
"Never producing pain by thought, word, and deed, in any living being, is what is called Ahimsâ, non-injury."
"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."
"Go on bravely. Do not expect success in a day or a year. Always hold on to the highest. Be steady. Avoid jealousy and selfishness. Be obedient and eternally faithful to the cause of truth, humanity, and your country, and you will move the world."
"Fill the brain with high thoughts, highest ideals, place them day and night before you, and out of that will come great work."
"Stand up and be strong! No fear. No superstition. Face the truth as it is!"
"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."
"Every idea that strengthens you must be taken up and every thought that weakens you must be rejected."
"Do not wait for anybody or anything. Do whatever you can. Build your hope on none."