Relationships are more important than life,but it is important for those relationships to have life in them
Swami VivekanandaEverything is substance plus name and form. Name and form come and go, but substance remains ever the same.
Swami VivekanandaGod is one the paths to reach him (religions) are many - just as different rivers, originating in different mountains, traverse different paths, flowing straight or crooked, and at last join the ocean. He is the one Lord of all, the one Soul of all souls.
Swami VivekanandaDo you have the belief in you to move on, even when the whole world is against you, with swords in their hands?
Swami VivekanandaFor a time it seemed inevitable that the surging tide of agnosticism and materialism would sweep all before it. There were those who did not dare utter what they thought. Many thought the case hopeless and the cause of religion lost once and for ever. But the tide has turned and to the rescue has come - what? The study of comparative religions. By the study of different religions we find that in essence they are one.
Swami VivekanandaWhat we want now is an immense awakening of Rรขjasika energy, for the whole country is wrapped in the shroud of Tamas. The people of this land must be fed and clothed-must be awakened -must be made more fully active. Otherwise they will become inert, as inert as trees and stones. So, I say, eat large quantities of fish and meat, my boy!
Swami Vivekananda