Quotes by Swami Vivekananda

The Christian is not to become a Hindu or a Buddhist, nor is a Hindu or a Buddhist to become a Christian. But each must assimilate the spirit of the others and yet preserve his individuality and grow according to his own law of growth. If the Parliament of Religions has shown anything to the world, it is this: It has proved to the world that holiness, purity, and charity are not the exclusive possessions of any church in the world, and that every system has produced men and women of the most exalted character. In the face of this evidence, if anybody dreams of the exclusive survival of his own religion at the expense of the others, I pity him from the bottom of my heart and point out to him that upon the banner of every religion will soon be written, in spite of resistance: Help and not Fight, Assimilation and not Destruction, Harmony and Peace and not Dissension.

Education is the manifestation of perfection already existing in man.

Feel nothing, know nothing, do nothing, have nothing, give up all to God, and say utterly, Thy will be done. We only dream this bondage. Wake up and let it go.

A few heart-whole, sincere, and energetic men and women can do more in a year than a mob in a century.

Things do not grow better; they remain as they are. It is we who grow better, by the changes we make in ourselves.

You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.

Strength is Life, Weakness is Death.

The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you free.

infinite faith and strength are the only conditions of success.

always keep your mind joyful; if melancholy thoughts come, kick them out.

flying from work is never the way to find peace.

if you want to help others, your little self must go.

all misery comes from fear, from unsatisfied desire.

first build up your physique. then only you can get control over the mind.

it is only those who persevere to the end that succeed.

if you want to do a great or a good work, do not trouble to think what the result will be.

stick to truth and we shall succeed, may be slowly, but surely.

the man who is pure, and who dares, does all things.

stand up, be bold. you are the sole and only cause.

Consciously or unconsciously, we are all striving for perfection.