Swami Vivekananda — Spiritual Quotes

415 quotes · Spiritual Leader, Philosopher

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Swami Vivekananda Quotes

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Swami Vivekananda

Spiritual Leader, Philosopher

Spiritual

“Ours is the only religion that does not depend on a person or persons; it is based upon principles. At the same time there is room for millions of persons. There is ample ground for introducing persons, but each one of them must be an illustration of the principles. We must not forget that. These principles of our religion are all safe, and it should be the life-work of everyone of us to keep then safe, and to keep them free from the accumulating dirt and dust of ages.”

Age Dust Illustration

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Swami Vivekananda

Spiritual Leader, Philosopher

Spiritual

“Purusha is the; great attraction of the universe; though untouched by and unconnected with the universe, yet it attracts the whole; universe.”

Whole Universe Attraction

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Spiritual

“Experience is the only teacher we have.”

Teacher

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“Man's free agency is not of the mind, for that is bound. There is no freedom there.”

Men Mind

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“Give up bondage; become a son, be free, and then you can "see the Father", as did Jesus.”

Father Jesus Giving Up

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“We do not depend upon any external help in meditation.”

Helping Meditation

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“Ignorance is death, Knowledge is life.”

Ignorance Knowledge

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“It is the nature of the brute to remain where he is (not to progress); it is the nature of man to seek good and avoid evil; it is the nature of God to seek neither, but just to be eternally blissful. Let us be God!”

Men Evil Progress

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“Since everything emanates from God, he is the embodied principle in every being. Each one of us is made from God. Tat twam asi - "You are That One" who is eternally blissful, that one principle manifesting itself as this variety of Creation.”

God Principles Creation

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“Christ, Buddha, and Krishna are but waves in the Ocean of Infinite Consciousness that I am!”

Ocean Consciousness Infinite

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“Oh, to live even for a day in the full light of freedom, to breathe the free air of simplicity! Isn't that the highest purity?”

Light Air Simplicity

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“If you want to be a yogi, you must be free, and place yourself in circumstances where you are alone and free from all anxiety. One who desires a comfortable and nice life and at the same time wants to realize the Self is like the fool who, wanting to cross the river, caught hold of a crocodile, mistaking it for a log of wood.”

Self Nice Rivers

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