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Man is a degeneration of what he was.
Swami Vivekananda
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Swami Vivekananda
Age: 39 †
Born: 1863
Born: January 12
Died: 1902
Died: July 4
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Charity is great, but the moment you say it is all, you run the risk of running into materialism.
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Until higher institutions have been evolved, any attempt to break the old ones will be disastrous.
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Seeing a cat loving her kittens stand and pray. God has become manifest there literally believe this. Repeat I am Thine, I am Thine, for we can see God everywhere. Do not seek for Him, just see Him.
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The mind is but the subtle part of the body. You must retain great strength in your mind and words.
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All these disciplines are for the purification of the heart. And as soon as it is pure, all truths flash upon it in a minute all truth in the universe will manifest in your heart, if you are sufficiently pure.
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