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
WHY should a man be miserable even here in the reign of a just and merciful God?
Do not stand on a high pedestal and take 5 cents in your hand and say, "here, my poor man", but be grateful that the poor man is there, so by making a gift to him you are able to help yourself.It is not the reciever that is blessed, but it is the giver.Be thankful that you are allowed to exercise your power of benevolence and mercy in the world, and thus become pure and perfect.
Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in man
Religion is the manifestation of the Divinity already in man
This is the principle of Universal Brotherhood of man with one another, with all life down to the little ants.
The highest manifestation of strength is to keep ourselves calm and on our own feet.
YOU know, I may have to be born again, you see, I have fallen in love with mankind.
Man is the best mirror, and the purer the man, the more clearly he can reflect God.
The same power is in every man, the one manifesting more, the other less; the same potentiality is in everyone.
The happiest is the man who is not at all selfish.
Manifest the divinity within you and everything will be harmoniously arranged around it.
To be unselfish, perfectly selfless, is salvation itself; for the man within dies, and God alone remains.
It is the highest manifestation of the power of Vairagya when it takes away even our attraction towards the qualities.
"If you die, you get to heaven; and if you win, you enjoy the earth" (Gita). Even if you die in this attempt, well and good, many will take up the work, following your example. And if you succeed, you will live a life of great opulence.