1,842 Quotes by Swami Vivekananda

Give up all desire for enjoyment in earth or heaven. Control the organs of the senses and control the mind. Bear every misery without even knowing that you are miserable. Think of nothing but spiritual freedom.

Just as the law of gravitation existed before its discovery and would exist if all humanity forgets it, so it is with the laws that govern the spiritual world. The moral, ethical and spiritual relations between soul and soul and between individual spirits and the Father of all spirits were there before their discovery and would remain even if we forget them.

The world is a demon. It is a kingdom of which the puny ego is king. Put it away and stand firm.

Everything progresses in waves. The march of civilization, the progression of worlds, is in waves. All human activities likewise progress in waves - art, literature, science, religion.

We must not forget that health is only a means to an end. If health were the end, we would be like animals; animals rarely become unhealthy.

We do not progress from error to truth, but from truth to truth

You may meditate on whatever you like, but I shall meditate on the heart of a lion. That gives strength

Man makes the mistake of separating himself from God and identifying himself with the body.

Avoid excessive merriment. A mind in that state never becomes calm; it becomes fickle. Excessive merriment will always be followed by sorrow. Tears and laughter are near kin. People so often run from one extreme to the other.