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
Let new India arise out of peasants' cottage, grasping the plough, out of huts, cobbler and sweeper.
As soon as I think that I am a little body, I want to preserve it, to protect it, to keep it nice, at the expense of other bodies; then you and I become separate.
We came to enjoy; we are being enjoyed. We came to rule; we are being ruled. We came to work; we are being worked. All the time, we find that. And this comes into every detail of our life.
If there is one word that you find coming out like a bomb from the Upanishads, bursting like a bombshell upon masses of ignorance, it is the word "fearlessness."
Stand as a rock; you are indestructible. You are the Self (atman), the God of the universe.
If superstition enters, the brain is gone.
The mind is but the subtle part of the body. You must retain great strength in your mind and words.
The essence of Vedanta is that there is but one Being and that every soul is that Being in full, not a part of that Being.
The Soul is not composed of any materials. It is unity indivisible. Therefore it must be indestructible.
When the soul wants to depend upon nothing, not even upon life, that is the height of philosophy, the height of manhood.
Strength, strength it is that we want so much in this life, for what we call sin and sorrow have all one cause, and that is our weakness. With weakness comes ignorance, and with ignorance comes misery.
The first sign of your becoming religious is that you are becoming cheerful
Anything that brings spiritual, mental, or physical weakness, touch it not with the toes of your feet.
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.