The older I grow, the more I see behind the idea of the Hindus that man is the greatest of all beings.
Swami VivekanandaEveryone goes with the flow... but the one who goes against the flow becomes someone remarkable in life.
Swami VivekanandaThe ego of man and woman is the soul. If the soul is independent, how then can it be isolated from the infinite whole?
Swami VivekanandaNeither numbers nor powers nor wealth nor learning nor eloquence nor anything else will prevail, but purity, living the life, in one word, anubhuti, realisation. Let there be a dozen such lion-souls in each country, lions who have broken their own bonds, who have touched the Infinite, whose whole soul is gone to Brahman, who care neither for wealth nor power nor fame, and these will be enough to shake the world.
Swami VivekanandaNeither idealists nor materialists are right; we must take both idea and expression.
Swami VivekanandaI am proud to call myself a Hindu, I am proud that I am one of your unworthy servants. I am proud that I am a countryman of yours, you the descendants of the sages, you the descendants of the most glorious Rishis the world ever saw. Therefore have faith in yourselves, be proud of your ancestors, instead of being ashamed of them.
Swami Vivekananda