"Doing good to others is the # one great Universal Religion"
Read quote
77 likes
Quote collection
Swami Vivekananda quotes (page 4 of 86)
1.7K quotes — follow a thought to its full quote page.
"Learn Everything that is Good from Others, but bring it in, and in your own way absorb it; do not become others."
Read quote
75 likes
"Let positive, strong, helpful thoughts enter into your brains from very childhood. Lay yourselves open to these thoughts, and not to weakening and paralysing ones."
Read quote
75 likes
"Talk to yourself atleast once in a Day.. Otherwise you may miss a meeting with an EXCELLENT person in this World."
Read quote
74 likes
"The essence of Vedanta is that there is but one Being and that every soul is that Being in full, not a part of that Being."
Read quote
72 likes
"There is no happiness higher than what a man obtains by this attitude of non-offensiveness, to all creation."
Read quote
72 likes
"If you really want to judge the character of a man, look not at his great performances. Watch a man do his most common actions."
Read quote
70 likes
"Give everything and look for no return."
Read quote
69 likes
"One way for attaining Bhakti is by repeating the name of God a number of times. Mantras have effect: the mere repetition of words.... To obtain Bhakti, seek the company of holy men who have Bhakti, and read books like the Gita and the Imitation of Christ; always think of the attributes of God."
Read quote
69 likes
"Condemn none: if you can stretch out a helping hand, do so. If you cannot, fold your hands, bless your brothers, and let them go their own way."
Read quote
68 likes
"The goal of mankind is knowledge ... Now this knowledge is inherent in man. No knowledge comes from outside: it is all inside. What we say a man 'knows', should, in strict psychological language, be what he 'discovers' or 'unveils'; what man 'learns' is really what he discovers by taking the cover off his own soul, which is a mine of infinite knowledge."
Read quote
67 likes
"Only those who want nothing are masters of Nature."
Read quote
65 likes
"These practices - non-killing, truthfulness, non-stealing, chastity, and non-receiving - are to be practised by every man, woman, and child; by every soul, irrespective of nation, country, or position."
Read quote
63 likes
"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."
Read quote
62 likes
"The law of Karma is the law of causation."
Read quote
62 likes
"To his enemies the householder must be a hero. Them he must resist. That is the duty of the householder. He must not sit down in a corner and weep, and talk nonsense about non-resistance. If he does not show himself a hero to his enemies he has not done his duty."
Read quote
61 likes
"Bear in mind, my children, that only cowards and those who are weak commit sin and tell lies. The brave are always moral. Try to be moral, try to be brave, try to be sympathising."
Read quote
60 likes
"Astrology and all these mystical things are generally signs of a weak mind; therefore as soon as they are becoming prominent in our minds, we should see a physician, take good food, and rest."
Read quote
60 likes
"For a warrior, nothing is higher than a war against evil. The warrior confronted with such a war should be pleased, Arjuna, for it comes as an open gate to heaven. But if you do not participate in this battle against evil, you will incur sin, violating your dharma and your honor."
Read quote
59 likes
"Non-injuring has to be attained by him who would be free. No one is more powerful than he who has attained perfect non-injuring. No one could fight, no one could quarrel, in his presence. Yes, his very presence, and nothing else, means peace, means love wherever he may be. Nobody could be angry or fight in his presence. Even the animals, ferocious animals, would be peaceful before him."
Read quote
59 likes