Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda
Swami VivekanandaBengali: , Shāmi Bibekānondo; 12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902), born Narendranath Datta, was an Indian Hindu monk, a chief disciple of the 19th-century Indian mystic Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in the introduction of the Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world and is credited with raising interfaith awareness, bringing Hinduism to the status of a major world religion during the late 19th century. He was a major force in the revival of Hinduism in...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth12 January 1863
CountryIndia
Give up all self, all egotisms get out of anger, lust, give all to God. "I am not, but Thou art; the old man is all gone, only Thou remainest." "I am Thou." Blame none; if evil comes, know the Lord is playing with you and be exceeding glad.
Have faith in man, whether he appears to you to be a very learned one or a most ignorant one
The more opposition there is, the better. Does a river acquire velocity unless there is resistance? The newer and better a thing is, the more opposition I will meet with at the outset. It is opposition which foretells success. Where there is no opposition there is no success either.
When death is so certain, it is better to die for a good cause.
The mistake is that we cling to the body when it is the spirit that is really immortal.
Our best work is done, our greatest influence is exerted, when we are without thought of self.
The body is made by the thought that lies behind it. The body politic is thus the expression of national thought.
Let us worship the spirit in spirit, standing on spirit. Let the foundation be spirit, the middle spirit, the culmination spirit.
I have a message for the world, which I will deliver without fear and care for the future. To the reformers I will point out that I am a greater reformer than any one of them. They want to reform only little bits. I want root-and-branch reform.
Anything that brings spiritual, mental, or physical weakness, touch it not with the toes of your feet.
The idea of perfect womanhood is perfect independence
The first sign of your becoming religious is that you are becoming cheerful
The Older I grow, the more everything seems to me to lie in manliness. This is my new gospel
The gift of knowledge is the highest gift in the world.