Swami Vivekananda citáty

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„Vezmite si jednu myšlienku. Urobte z tejto myšlienky svoj život - myslite na ňu, snívajte o nej, žite podľa nej. Nechajte mozog, svaly, nervy, každú časť svojho tela, aby boli plné tejto myšlienky, a všetky ostatné myšlienky nechajte na pokoji. To je cesta k úspechu.“

„Oheň, ktorý nás zohrieva, nás môže tiež pohltiť; a to nie je chyba ohňa.“

„Blázon si môže kúpiť všetky knihy na svete, a budú v jeho knižnici; ale bude schopný si prečítať len tie, ktoré si zaslúži.“

„Vznášaj sa na krídlach mlčania a Boh sa ti prihovorí.“

„Najväčšie pravdy sú najprostejšie. Sú prosté ako vaše bytie.“

„Všetky rozdiely v tomto svete sú nejakého stupňa a nie druhu, pretože jednota je tajomstvom všetkého.“

„Naraz robte sa sústreďte iba na jednu vec, a pritom do nej vložte celú svoju dušu, aby ste vylúčili všetko ostatné.“

„Knihy sú nekonečné v počte a čas je krátky. Tajomstvom poznania je vziať si to, čo je nevyhnutné. Pochopte to a pokúste sa žiť podľa toho.“

„Sila ľudskej mysle nie je obmedzená. Čím je koncentrovanejšia, tým viac energie sa dostane na jeden bod.“

“You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself.”

“Feel nothing, know nothing, do nothing, have nothing, give up all to God, and say utterly, 'Thy will be done.' We only dream this bondage. Wake up and let it go.”

“Was there ever a more horrible blasphemy than the statement that all the knowledge of God is confined to this or that book? How dare men call God infinite, and yet try to compress Him within the covers of a little book!”

“Each work has to pass through these stages—ridicule, opposition, and then acceptance. Those who think ahead of their time are sure to be misunderstood.”

“beleive in yourself and the world will be at your feet”

“The whole life is a succession of dreams. My ambition is to be a conscious dreamer, that is all.”

“All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark.”

“Take Risks in Your Life If u Win, U Can Lead! If u Lose, U Can Guide!”

“Shri Ramakrishna use to say, "As Long as I Live, so long do I learn". That man or that society which has nothing to learn is already in the jaws of death.”

“Desire, ignorance, and inequality—this is the trinity of bondage.”

“Where can we go to find God if we cannot see Him in our own hearts and in every living being?”

“Education is the manifestation of perfection present already in man. Religion is the manifestation of the divinity already in man.”

“How often does a man ruin his disciples by remaining always with them! When men are once trained, it is essential that their leader leave them, for without his absence they cannot develop themselves. Plants always remain small under a big tree.”

“The greatest truths are the simplest things in the world, simple as your own existence.”

“It is the cheerful mind that is persevering. It is the strong mind that hews its way through a thousand difficulties.”

“The brain and muscles must develop simultaneously. Iron nerves with an intelligent brain — and the whole world is at your feet.”

“Astrology and all these mystical things are generally signs of a weak mind; therefore as soon as they are becoming prominent in our minds, we should see a physician, take good food, and rest.”

“The Vedanta recognizes no sin it only recognizes error. And the greatest error, says the Vedanta is to say that you are weak, that you are a sinner, a miserable creature, and that you have no power and you cannot do this and that.”

“He is an atheist who does not believe in himself.”

“Are you unselfish? That is the question. If you are, you will be perfect without reading a single religious book, without going into a single church or temple.”

“Even the greatest fool can accomplish a task if it were after his or her heart. But the intelligent ones are those who can convert every work into one that suits their taste.”

“The moment I have realized God sitting in the temple of every human body, the moment I stand in reverence before every human being and see God in him — that moment I am free from bondage, everything that binds vanishes, and I am free.”

“The very reason for nature's existence is for the education of the soul.”

“Don't look back—forward, infinite energy, infinite enthusiasm, infinite daring, and infinite patience—then alone can great deeds be accomplished.”

“Blessed are they whose bodies get destroyed in the service of others.”

“Devotion to duty is the highest form of worship of God.”

“Bless people when they revile you. Think how much good they are doing by helping to stamp out the false ego.”

“So long as the millions live in hunger and ignorance, I hold every person a traitor who, having been educated at their expense, pays not the least heed to them!”

“Be a hero. Always say, “I have no fear.” Tell this to everyone—“Have no fear.””