1,842 Quotes by Swami Vivekananda

Begin with disbelief. Analyse, test, prove everything, and then take it.

the idea of supernatural being may rouse to a certain extent the power of action in man, But it also brings spiritual decay. It brings dependence; it brings fear; it brings superstition . It degenerates into a horrible belief in the natural weakness of man.there is no supernatural, says the Yogi, but there are in nature gross manifestations and subtle manifestations.

Rituals are the kindergarten of religion. They are absolutely necessary for the world as it is now; only we shall have to give people newer and fresh rituals. A party of thinkers must undertake to do this. Old rituals must be rejected and new ones substituted.

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

Truth, and nothing but truth is the watchword of the Advaitist. "सत्यमेव जयते नानृतं। सत्येन पन्था विततो देवयानः --Truth alone triumphs, and not untruth. Through truth alone the way to Devayana lies.

There is no God separate from you, no God higher than you, the real 'you'. All the gods are little beings to you, all the ideas of God and Father in heaven are but your own reflection. God Himself is your image. 'God created man after His own image.' That is wrong. Man creates God after his own image. That is right. Throughout the universe we are creating gods after our own image. We create the god and fall down at his feet and worship him; and when this dream comes, we love it!

… an Emperor says, "I will kill you if you do not come", and the man bursts into a laugh and says, "You never told such a falsehood in your life, as you tell just now. Who can kill me? Me you kill, Emperor of the material world! Never! For I am Spirit unborn and undecaying; never was I born and never do I die; I am the Infinite, the Omnipresent, the Omniscient; and you kill me, child that you are!" That is strength, that is strength!

Nothing Is Final, Change Is Always Possible If You Have The Courage To Make It Happen.

The more we come out and do good to others, the more our hearts will be purified, and God will be in them.” — Swami Vivekananda