Two attempts have been made in the world to found social life: the one was upon religion, and the other was upon social necessity. The one was founded upon spirituality, the other upon materialism; the one upon transcendentalism, the other upon realism.

— Swami Vivekananda

Swami Vivekananda Quotes

All differences in this world are of degree, and not of kind, because oneness is the secret of everything.

— Swami Vivekananda
Deep About Life Life Philosophy Spirituality Harmony

The whole life is a succession of dreams. My ambition is to be a conscious dreamer, that is all.

— Swami Vivekananda
Short About Life Reflection About Dreams Spirituality

The brain and muscles must develop simultaneously. Iron nerves with an intelligent brain – and the whole world is at your feet.

— Swami Vivekananda
Positive Inspirational Motivational for Success Short Inspiring Achievement

Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life – think of it, dream of it, and live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success, that is how great spiritual giants are produced.

— Swami Vivekananda
Inspirational Focus Goal Motivational for Success

We reap what we sow. We are the makers of our own fate. The wind is blowing; those vessels whose sails are unfurled catch it, and go forward on their way, but those which have their sails furled do not catch the wind. Is that the fault of the wind? We make our own destiny.

— Swami Vivekananda
Empowering Motivational About Life Meaningful Effort

I, for one, thoroughly believe that no power in the universe can withhold from anyone anything they really deserve.

— Swami Vivekananda
Deep About Life Feel Good Optimism Positive Thinking

Do not look back upon what has been done. Go Ahead.

— Swami Vivekananda
Inspirational for Students Keep Going

A man ought to live in this world like a lotus leaf, which grows in water but is never moistened by water; so a man ought to live in the world – his heart to God and his hands to work.

— Swami Vivekananda
Short About Life Live Life Spiritual Growth Sunday Inspirational

Strength is Life, Weakness is Death. Expansion is Life, Contraction is Death. Love is Life, Hatred is Death.

— Swami Vivekananda
About Strength Deep About Life Short About Life Motivational Monday

The gift of knowledge is the highest gift in the world.

— Swami Vivekananda
Encouraging for Students Lifelong Learning Knowledge Teaching

If you have infinite patience and perseverance, success is bound to come. No mistake in that.

— Swami Vivekananda
Perseverance Patience Powerful Motivational Motivational for Work

Ignorance is death, Knowledge is life.

— Swami Vivekananda
Encouraging for Students Lifelong Learning

Even now, when you get love, you see Radha. Become Radha and be saved. There is no other way, Christians do not understand Solomon’s song. They call it prophecy symbolising Christ’s love for the Church. They think it nonsense and father some story upon it.

— Swami Vivekananda

Everything is the living God, the living Christ; see it as such.

— Swami Vivekananda

I pity the Hindu who does not see the beauty in Jesus Christ’s character. I pity the Christian who does not reverence the Hindu Christ.

— Swami Vivekananda

If Jesus Christ was not perfect, then the religion bearing his name falls to the ground.

— Swami Vivekananda

Jesus Christ was willing to admit every good man to the family of God. It is not the man who believes a certain something, but the man who does the will of the Father in heaven, who is right. On this basis-being right and doing right-the whole world can unite.

— Swami Vivekananda

Suppose there is a wave in the ocean. The wave is distinct from the ocean only in its form and name, and this form and this name cannot have any separate existence from the wave; they exist only with wave. The wave may subside but the same amount of water remains, even if the name and form that were on the wave vanish for ever. So this Maya is what makes the difference between me and you, between all animals and man, between gods and men.

— Swami Vivekananda

If there is a God we must see Him, if there is a soul we must perceive it; otherwise it is better not to believe. It is better to be an outspoken atheist than a hypocrite.

— Swami Vivekananda

A man should not be judged by the nature of his duties, but by the manner in which he does them.

— Swami Vivekananda
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