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Books are infinite in number and time is short. The secret of knowledge is to take what is essential. Take that and try to live up to it.
Swami Vivekananda
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Swami Vivekananda
Age: 39 †
Born: 1863
Born: January 12
Died: 1902
Died: July 4
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Something cannot be made out of nothing. Nor can something be made to go back to nothing.
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We want today that bright sun of intellectuality joined with the heart of Buddha, the wonderful infinite heart of love and mercy. This union will give us the highest philosophy.
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Well has it been said that man is the only animal that naturally looks upwards every other animal naturally looks down. That looking upward and going upward and seeking perfection are what is called salvation and the sooner a man begins to go higher, the sooner he raises himself towards this idea of truth as salvation.
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Bold has been my message to the people of the west, bolder is my message to you, my beloved countryman.
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Neither seek nor avoid, take what comes.
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Hindus believe in God positively. Buddhism does not try to know whether He is or not.
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Mankind ought to be taught that religions are but the varied expressions of THE RELIGION, which is Oneness, so that each may choose the path that suits him best.
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Your way is the best for you, but that is no sign it is the best for another.
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When once you consider an action, do not let anything dissuade you. Consult your heart, not others, and then follow its dictates.
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Perfection is always infinite.
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All sectarian religions take for granted that all men are equal. This is not warranted by science. There is more difference between minds than between bodies. One fundamental doctrine of Hinduism is that all men are different, there being unity in variety. Even for a drunkard, there are some Mantras-even for a man going to a prostitute!
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The history of the world is the history of a few men who had faith in themselves
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Thirst after body is the great bane of human life.
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An atheist can be charitable but not religious. But the religious man must be charitable.
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If in this hell of a world one can bring a little joy and peace even for a day into the heart of a single person, that much alone is true this I have learnt after suffering all my life all else is mere moonshine.
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When you talk and think of the Absolute, you have to do it in the relative so all these logical arguments apply.
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This is the great lesson that we are here to learn through myriads of births and heavens and hells - that there is nothing to be asked for, desired for, beyond one's spiritual Self (atman).
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A Sannyasin cannot belong to any religion, for his is a life of independent thought, which draws from all religions his is a life of realisation, not merely of theory or belief, much less of dogma.
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You must have an iron will, if you would cross the ocean. You must be strong enough to pierce mountains.
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Nothing else is necessary but these - love, sincerity, and patience.
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