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
Swami Vivekananda quotes about
Though an atom is invisible, unthinkable, yet in it are the whole power and potency of the universe.
The less passion there is, the better we work. The calmer we are the better for us and the more the amount of work we can do.
It is the duty of every person to contribute in the development and progress of India.
Astrology and all these mystical things are generally signs of a weak mind
I loved my motherland dearly before I went to America and England. After my return, every particle of dust of this land seems sacred to me.
We must have friendship for all; we must be merciful toward those that are in misery; when people are happy, we ought to be happy; and to the wicked we must be indifferent. These attitudes will make the mind peaceful.
The essential thing in religion is making the heart pure; the Kingdom of Heaven is within us, but only the pure in heart can see the King. While we think of the world, it is only the world for us; but let us come to it with the feeling that the world is God, and we shall have God.
The happiest moments we ever know are when we entirely forget ourselves.
National prosperity is another name for death and degradation to millions of other races.
As soon as we identify ourselves with the work we do, we feel miserable; but if we do not identify ourselves with it, we do not feel that misery.
Attachment comes only where we expect a return.
Everything that you do under compulsion goes to build up attachment.
If you can get rid of your attachment to a single thing, you are on the way to liberation.
Any time you attempt to make a God beyond Christ, you murder the whole thing. God alone can worship God.