17 Powerful Quotes By Swami Vivekananda To Fuel Your Passion
Summary: Swami Vivekanand
was considered one of the greatest spiritual leaders in India. Here are some of
the most inspiring quotes that will motivate you to achieve your goals.
Born on January
12, 1863, as Narendranath Datta, Swami Vivekananda hailed from an affluent
aristocratic Bengali family who in his short life achieved the height of
greatness. Vivekananda was a man with a great spiritual presence and tremendous
intellect. He was a tireless teacher and writer. He wrote poems and hymns in
Bengali, English, and Sanskrit, some of which are sung daily in Vedanta centers
worldwide. He was ahead of his time in encouraging women and Westerners to not
only practice Vedanta but to be leaders as well.
He played a
significant role in introducing and spreading the awareness of the Indian
Vedanta and philosophies of Yoga to the western world. His efforts put India on
the world’s spiritual map. It was Swami Vivekananda’s 1893 speech at the
World’s Parliament of Religions in Chicago that changed the dimensions of
Hinduism and redefined the way the world looked at India.
On the occasion of
Teacher’s Day, here are 17 quotes from Swami Vivekananda that may inspire you
to change the way you look at life:
1. "Arise,
awake, and don't stop until the goal is reached.”
2. “You have to grow
from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is
no other teacher but your soul.”
3. “The greatest sin
is to think you are weak.”
4. “The greatest
religion is to be true to your nature. Have faith in yourselves.”
5. "Talk to
yourself once a day, otherwise you may miss meeting an intelligent person in
this world."
6. “We are what our
thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary.
Thoughts live; they travel far.”
7. "Truth can be
stated in a thousand different ways, yet each one can be true."
8. “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.”
9. “Dare to be free,
dare to go as far as your thought leads, and dare to carry that out in your
life.”
10. “Never think there is anything impossible for the soul. It is the greatest
heresy to think so. If there is sin, this is the only sin, to say that you are
weak, or others are weak.”
11. “In a day, when you don't come across any problems - you can be sure that
you are traveling on the wrong path.”
12. “Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life; dream of it; think of it;
live on that idea. Let the brain, the body, muscles, nerves, and every part of
your body be full of that idea and just leave every other idea alone. This is
the way to success, and this is the way great spiritual giants are produced.”
13. “Do one thing at a time, and while doing it put your whole soul into it to
the exclusion of all else.”
14. All power is within you; you can do anything and everything. Believe in
that, do not believe that you are weak; do not believe that you are half-crazy
lunatics, as most of us do nowadays. You can do anything and everything,
without even the guidance of anyone. Stand up and express the divinity within
you.”
15. “Strength is life, weakness is death. Expansion is life, contraction is
death. Love is life, hatred is death.”
16. “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.”
17. “The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.”
Whether you are a
student or a business owner, we hope these quotes by the revered spiritual
leader and a social reformist will inspire you to achieve your dreams.
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