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
Manifest the divinity within you and everything will be harmoniously arranged around it.
The earth is enjoyed by heroes
Who shall make me perfect? I am perfect already.
When a man is perfect, he sees perfection in others. When he sees imperfection, it is his own mind projecting itself.
To be more free is the goal of all our efforts, for only in perfect freedom can there be perfection.
This perfection must come through the practice of holiness and love.
The development of man is a return to an original perfection.
Perfect life is a contradiction in terms. Therefore we must always expect to find things not up to our highest ideal. Knowing this, we are bound to make the best of everything.
[Perfection] is only possible if the mind of man is changed, if he, of his own sweet will, changes his mind; and the great difficulty is, neither can he force his own mind.
Perfection is one thing and enjoyment another; these two having different ends, engage men differently.
Perfection is always infinite.
Perfection does not come from belief or faith. Talk does not count for anything. Parrots can do that. Perfection comes through the disinterested performance of action.
Perfection can never be attained by work.
Perfection can be had by everybody.