Swami Vivekananda

Swami Vivekananda

12-Jan-1863


India


Clergyman

Swami Vivekananda also known as Naren considered as one of the chief saints of India. In 19 centuries, Naren was one who introduced western countries the Indian philosophies of Yoga and Vendanta. He was born at his ancestral place Calcutta. Naren was intelligent during his childhood as he was the sole student who got first division marks in Presidency College test. He was fond of religion, historical, social science and art subjects. During his youth, he started travelling towards West bearing Hindu Philosophy and introduced Hindu culture and philosophy to the west. He delivered one of the famous lectures at Parliament of the World's Religion at Chicago representing Hinduism and India. On July 04, 1902, he died due to rapture of blood vessel in his brain.

QUOTES BY Swami Vivekananda


“Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life; dream of it; think of it; live on that idea. Let the brain, the body, muscles, nerves, every part of your body be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success, and this is the way great spiritual giants are produced.” 

“In a conflict between the heart and the brain, follow your heart. ” 

“In a day, when you don't come across any problems - you can be sure that you are travelling in a wrong path” 

“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.” 

“All power is within you; you can do anything and everything. Believe in that, do not believe that you are weak; do not believe that you are half-crazy lunatics, as most of us do nowadays. You can do any thing and everything, without even the guidance of any one. Stand up and express the divinity within you.” 

“The greatest religion is to be true to your own nature. Have faith in yourselves.” 

“The greatest sin is to think yourself weak” 

“Anything that makes weak - physically, intellectually and spiritually, reject it as poison.” 

“Dare to be free, dare to go as far as your thought leads, and dare to carry that out in your life. ” 

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