Religion and religion alone is the life of India, and when that goes India will die, in spite of politics, in spite of social reforms, in spite of Kubera's wealth poured upon the head of every one of her children.
Swami VivekanandaForgive offences by the million. And if you love all unselfishly, all will by degrees come to love one another.
Swami VivekanandaReligion for a long time has come to be static in India. What we want is to make it dynamic. I want it to be brought into the life of everybody.
Swami VivekanandaHowever we may receive blows, and however knocked about we may be, the Soul is there and is never injured. We are that Infinite.
Swami VivekanandaIf you want to be a yogi, you must be free, and place yourself in circumstances where you are alone and free from all anxiety. One who desires a comfortable and nice life and at the same time wants to realize the Self is like the fool who, wanting to cross the river, caught hold of a crocodile, mistaking it for a log of wood.
Swami Vivekananda