This is a compilation 50 Swami Vivekananda quotes that still inspire us today.
Swami Vivekananda was born on January 12, 1863, and died on July 4, 1902. He was a Hindu monk, philosopher, and author from India. He was a chief disciple of Ramakrishna.
He is credited with elevating Hinduism to the status of a major international religion in the late 19th century by introducing Indian teachings and practices such as Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world.
Vivekananda was a major force in India’s current Hindu reform movements, and he helped to shape the notion of nationalism in colonial India.
He represented India at the 1893 Parliament of the World’s Religions in Chicago. Following that, he gave hundreds of public and private lectures and seminars in the United States, England, and Europe to promote Hindu philosophy concepts.
Vivekananda is considered a patriotic saint, and his birthday is observed as National Youth Day in India.
Swami Vivekananda Quotes
- “Everything is easy when you are busy. But nothing is easy when you are lazy.”
2. “The present is determined by our past actions, and the future by the present.”
3. “Talk to yourself at least once in a Day, otherwise you may miss a meeting with an EXCELLENT person in this World.”
4. “Take Risks in Your Life If u Win, U Can Lead! If u Lose, U Can Guide!”
5. “beleive in yourself and the world will be at your feet”
6. “We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far. ”
7. “Comfort is no test of truth. Truth is often far from being comfortable.”
8. “You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself.”
9. “If superstitions enters, the brain is gone”
10. “Do one thing at a Time, and while doing it put your whole Soul into it to the exclusion of all else.”
11th Quote by Swami Vivekananda – “He who struggles is better than he who never attempts.”
12. “Meditation can turn fools in to sages but unfortunately fools never meditate.”
13. “The greatest sin is to think yourself weak”
14. “Arise, awake, stop not till the goal is reached.”
15. “Be the servant while leading. Be unselfish. Have infinite patience, and success is yours.”
16. “You are the creator of your own destiny.”
17. “In a conflict between the heart and the brain, follow your heart. ”
18. “If you think yourselves strong, strong you will be.”
19. “Both attachment and detachment perfectly developed make a man great and happy.”
20. “The greatest religion is to be true to your own nature. Have faith in yourselves.”
21st “In a day, when you don’t come across any problems – you can be sure that you are travelling in a wrong path” – Swami Vivekananda
22. “A fool may buy all the books in the world, and they will be in his library; but he will be able to read only those that he deserves to.”
23. “All power is within you; you can do anything and everything.”
24. “The great secret of true success, of true happiness, is this: the man or woman who asks for no return, the perfectly unselfish person, is the most successful.”
25. “There is no limit to the power of the human mind. The more concentrated it is, the more power is brought to bear on one point”
26. “Anything that makes weak – physically, intellectually and spiritually, reject it as poison.”
27. “Dare to be free, dare to go as far as your thought leads, and dare to carry that out in your life. ”
28. “That man has reached immortality who is disturbed by nothing material.”
29. “Learn Everything that is Good from Others, but bring it in, and in your own way absorb it; do not become others.”
30. “The greatest truths are the simplest things in the world, simple as your own existence.”
31st Swami Vivekananda quote – “Be not Afraid of anything. You will do Marvelous work. it is Fearlessness that brings Heaven even in a moment.”
32. “Books are infinite in number and time is short. The secret of knowledge is to take what is essential. Take that and try to live up to it.”
33. “God did not give me everything that i wanted. But, He gave me everything that i needed!”
34. “Condemn none: if you can stretch out a helping hand, do so. If you cannot, fold your hands, bless your brothers, and let them go their own way.”
35. “Strength is Life, Weakness is Death.
Expansion is Life, Contraction is Death.
Love is Life, Hatred is Death.”
36. “Why should a Man be Moral? Because this strengthens his will.”
37. “Never think there is anything impossible for the soul. It is the greatest heresy to think so. If there is sin, this is the only sin; to say that you are weak, or others are weak.”
38. “Ask nothing; want nothing in return. Give what you have to give; it will come back to you, but do not think of that now.”
39. “The whole life is a succession of dreams. My ambition is to be a conscious dreamer, that is all.”
40. “Where can we go to find God if we cannot see Him in our own hearts and in every living being.”
41. “Things do not grow better; they remain as they are. It is we who grow better, by the changes we make in ourselves.”
42rd “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
43. “If i love myself despite my infinite faults, how can i hate anyone at the glimpse of a few faults”
44. The power of concentration is the only key to the treasure-house of knowledge.
45. “The earth is enjoyed by heroes”—this is the unfailing truth. Be a hero. Always say, “I have no fear.”
46. “When an idea exclusively occupies the mind, it is transformed into an actual physical or mental state.”
47. “Be Grateful to the Man you help, think of Him as God. Is it not a great privilege to be allowed to worship God by helping our fellow men?”
48. “When the body is sufficiently controlled, we can attempt the manipulation of the mind.”
49. “That which is selfish is immoral, and that which is unselfish is moral.”
50. “The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.”
My favorite Swami Vivekananda quotes are, “The greatest sin is to think yourself weak” and “If superstitions enters, the brain is gone”.