Vivekananda's Quote of the Day

God is very merciful to a person whom He sees struggling heart and soul for realization. But remain idle, without any struggle, and you will see that His grace will never come.

Conversations recorded in Bengali. From the diary of  

Sarat Chandra Chakravarty. Complete Works, 5.398.

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Vivekananda's Quote of the Day

The Ātman is fearless. When we pray to a God outside, it is good, only we do not know what we do. When we know the Self, we understand.

Retreat given at the Thousand Island Park, USA. July 3, 1895. Complete Works, 7.29-30.

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Vivekananda's Quote of the Day

Mental pleasures are greatly superior to physical joys. Mental pains are more poignant than physical tortures.

From notes discovered among Swami Vivekananda's papers. He evidently intended  

to write a book and jotted down these points for the work. Complete Works, 5.429.

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Vivekananda's Quote of the Day

We make our own environment and we strike the fetters off.

Retreat given at the Thousand Island Park, USA. July 3, 1895. Complete Works, 7.29.

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Vivekananda's Quote of the Day

That which is limited is material. The spirit alone is infinite. God is spirit and is infinite. We are spirit and are infinite, and the infinite alone can worship the infinite. We will worship the infinite: that is the highest spiritual worship.

From a lecture on "What Is Religion?". Complete Works, 1.341.

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SOURCE: Ramakrishna Vedanta Society | 58 Deerfield Street | Boston | MA | 02215

Vivekananda's Quote of the Day

The finer the organism, the higher the culture--the greater is the power to enjoy the pleasure and the sharper are the pangs of pain.

From notes discovered among Swami Vivekananda's papers. He evidently intended  

to write a book and jotted down these points for the work. Complete Works, 5.429.

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Vivekananda's Quote of the Day

Knowledge itself is  

the highest reward of knowledge.

From Swamiji's book "Raja Yoga," Chapter One, "Introductory." Complete Works, 1.130.

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