Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Swami Vivekananda

Quote by Swami Vivekananda

Work

Complete Works

This volume encompasses a wide array of the author's or composer's most notable writings or compositions, providing a comprehensive overview of their literary or musical achievements. more

Author

Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda

Swami Vivekananda (January 12, 1863 – July 4, 1902) was an Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, and social reformer. Born as Narendranath Datta in Kolkata, he was a chief disciple of the mystic Ramakrishna. He is best known for his historic speech at the 1893 Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago, where he introduced Hinduism to the Western world. He founded the Ramakrishna Mission in 1897, focusing on social service, education, and interfaith harmony. His teachings emphasized self-realization, service to humanity, and the unity of all religions. He wrote extensively on yoga and Vedanta philosophy, influencing global spirituality and Indian nationalism. He died at the age of 39, leaving a lasting legacy as a bridge between Eastern and Western thought. more

You May Also Like

“We are all the time, from our childhood, trying to lay the blame upon something outside ourselves. We are always standing up to set right other people, and not ourselves. If we are miserable, we say, "Oh, the world is a devil's world." We curse others and say, "What infatuated fools!" But why should we be in such a world, if we really are so good? If this is a devil's world, we must be devils also; why else should we be here? "Oh, the people of the world are so selfish!" True enough; but why should we be found in that company, if we be better? Just think of that.”

PeopleIfsThinkingWorldShouldTryingEnoughFoundCompanyChildhoodFoolDevilStandingOur ChildrenBlameLaysSelfishMiserableCurseInfatuated
Book:The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda
Create image

“Who shall blame whom, who praise whom? Whom to seek, whom to avoid? I seek none, nor avoid any, for I am all the universe. I praise myself, I blame myself, I suffer for myself, I am happy at my own will, I am free. This is the Jnâni, the brave and daring. Let the whole universe tumble down; he smiles and says it never existed, it was all a hallucination. He sees the universe tumble down. Where was it! Where has it gone!”

WholeSufferingUniverseMy OwnGonePraiseBlameBraveDaringHallucinations
Book:Jnana Yoga (Part II): The Yoga of Knowledge (Art of Living)
Create image

“The first step to this end is to develop peace and goodwill within our borders, by training our youth of both sexes to its practice as their habit of life, so that the jealousies of town against town, class against class and sect against sect no longer exist; and then to extend this good feeling beyond our frontiers towards our neighbours.”

WorldFirstsEndsFeelingsSexPeaceStepsClassPracticeYouthHabitTrainingTownsBordersFirst StepsFrontiersNeighbourGoodwillSectsGood FeelingBringing Peace
Author:Robert Baden-Powell
Create image