A few quotes of Swami Vivekananda

(1863-1902)

Swami Vivekananda  was an Indian monk who introduced Indian philosophy of Vedanta and yoga to the western world. Inspire yourself from some of his quotes:-

- All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes  and  cry that it is dark.

- That man has reached immortality who is disturbed by nothing material.

- Arise! Awake! and stop not until the goal is reached.

- You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself.

- Anything that makes you weak physically, intellectually and spiritually, reject as poison.

- Fill the brain with high thoughts, highest ideals. Place them day and night before you and out of that will come great work.

- The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong

-  Do not lower your goals to the level of your abilities. Instead, raise  your abilities to the height of your goals.

- Purity, patience and perseverance are the three essentials to success and above all love.

-  Strength is life, weakness is death. Expansion is life, contraction is death. Love is life, hate is death.

-  Never lose faith in yourself; you can do anything in the universe.

-  Society does not go down because of the activities of criminals, but because of the inactivity of the good people.

- Do not hate anybody, because that hatred which comes out from you must, in a long run, come back to you. If you love, that love will come back to you, completing the circle. 

- Each work has to pass through these stages - ridicule, opposition, and then acceptance. Those who think ahead of their times are sure to be misunderstood. 

- Great work requires great and persistent effort for a long time. Character has to be established through a thousand stumbles.

There are many more inspirational quotes on the web. Find time to read and inspire yourself. 

Thank you. Have a great inspired life. Namaste.