Swami Vivekananda ( 8 of 18 )
That man has reached immortality who is disturbed by nothing material.
That man has reached immortality who is disturbed by nothing material.
Do not stand on a high pedestal and take 5 cents in your hand and say, "here, my poor man", read more
Do not stand on a high pedestal and take 5 cents in your hand and say, "here, my poor man", but be grateful that the poor man is there, so by making a gift to him you are able to help yourself.It is not the reciever that is blessed, but it is the giver.Be thankful that you are allowed to exercise your power of benevolence and mercy in the world, and thus become pure and perfect.
All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes read more
All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark.
All differences in this world are of degree, and not of kind, because oneness is the secret of everything.
All differences in this world are of degree, and not of kind, because oneness is the secret of everything.
External nature is only internal nature writ large.
External nature is only internal nature writ large.
Never think there is anything impossible for the soul. It is the greatest heresy to think so. If there is read more
Never think there is anything impossible for the soul. It is the greatest heresy to think so. If there is sin, this is the only sin; to say that you are weak, or others are weak.
The will is not free - it is a phenomenon bound by cause and effect - but there is something read more
The will is not free - it is a phenomenon bound by cause and effect - but there is something behind the will which is free.
In one word, this ideal is that you are divine.
In one word, this ideal is that you are divine.
