1,842 Quotes by Swami Vivekananda

The organs are the horses, the mind is the rein, the intellect is the charioteer, the soul is the rider, and the body is the chariot.

It is only work that is done as freewill offering to humanity and to nature that does not bring with it any binding attachment.

I loved my motherland dearly before I went to America and England. After my return, every particle of dust of this land seems sacred to me.

Be moral. Be brave. Be a heart-whole man, strictly moral, brave unto desperation. Don't bother your head with religious theories. Cowards only sin, brave men never, no, not even in mind.

There must be no fear, no begging, but demanding - demanding the Highest. The true devotees of the Mother are as hard, as adamant and as fearless as lions. They are not in the least upset if the whole universe suddenly crumbles into dust at their feet. Make Her listen to you. None of that cringing to Mother! Remember, She is all-powerful; She can make heroes out of stones.

Let each one of us pray day and night for the downtrodden millions who are held fast by poverty, priestcraft, and tyranny. Pray day and night for them. I care more to preach religion to them than to the high and the rich.

The hard discipline, with the exception of one great good point, is fraught with evil. The good point is that men can do one or two things well with very little effort, having practiced them every day through generations.

Any particle in this universe can change in relation to any other particle; but take the whole universe as one.

The soul ... is nameless because it is formless. It will neither go to heaven nor [to hell] any more than it will enter this glass.