1,842 Quotes by Swami Vivekananda

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.

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

Is there no room for art in the spoken language? What is the use of creating an unnatural language to the exclusion of the natural one?

God is present in every Jiva; there is no other God besides that. Who serves Jiva serves God indeed.

This ego - the less there is of it, the nearer I am to that which I really am: the universal body.

Understanding human nature is the highest knowledge, and only by knowing it can we know God. It is also a fact that the knowledge of God is the highest knowledge, and only by knowing God can we understand human nature.

We shall progress inch by inch.

If religion and life depend upon books or upon the existence of any prophet whatsoever, then perish all religion and books! Religion is in us. No books or teachers can do more than help us to find it, and even without them we can get all truth within. You have gratitude for books and teachers without bondage to them; and worship your Guru as God, but do not obey him blindly; love him all you will, but think for yourself. No blind belief can save you, work out your own salvation. Have only one idea of God - that He is an eternal help.

This misery that I am suffering is of my own doing, and that very thing proves that it will have to be undone by me alone.