Through the imparting of moral principles, good behaviour, and education we must make the Chandala come up to the level of the Brahmana.
Swami VivekanandaYOU know, I may have to be born again, you see, I have fallen in love with mankind.
Swami VivekanandaI could not for my soul distinguish ever the distinction between "religious anger" and "commonplace anger", "religious killing" and "commonplace killing", "religious slandering and irreligious", and so forth.
Swami VivekanandaFirst get rid of the delusion "I am the body," then only will we want real knowledge.
Swami VivekanandaThis doctrine of prenatal influence is now slowly being recognized, and science as well as religion calls out: 'Keep yourself holy, and pure.' So deeply has this been recognized in India, that there we even speak of adultery in marriage, except when marriage is consummated in prayer.
Swami Vivekananda