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
The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.
Everything is fraught with fear: Renunciation alone is fearless.
You must be fearless. It is the coward who fears and defends himself
Be not afraid of anything. You will do marvelous work. The moment you fear, you are nobody. Be a hero. Always say, 'I have no fear'. Tell this to everybody-'Have no fear'.
The day, man will find that he never really dies; that his Soul persists beyond death; he will have no more fear of death.
Religion is the manifestation of the Divinity already in man
WHY should a man be miserable even here in the reign of a just and merciful God?
Those whose only aim is to barter the energies of life for gold, or name, or any other enjoyment; those to whom the tramp of embattled cohorts is the only manifestation of power; those to whom the enjoyment of the senses is the only bliss that life c
When we really begin to live in the world, then we understand what is meant by brotherhood or mankind, and not before.
God Gave Me Nothing I Wanted , He Gave Me Everything I Needed.
GOD of truth, be Thou alone my guide
Let new India arise out of peasants cottage, grasping the plough, out of huts, cobbler and sweeper.
When I asked god for peace, he showed me how to help others.
PRAYER is divine love alone. When this highest ideal of love is reached, philosophy is thrown away. Who will then care of it ? Freedom, salvation, nirvana- all are thrown away. Who cares to become free while in the enjoyment of divine love?