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“To put it in a few words, the true malice of man appears only in the state and in the church, as institutions of gathering together, of recapitulation, of totalization.”

Quote by Paul Ricoeur

Book:The Conflict of Interpretations

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The Conflict of Interpretations

This book delves into the complexities of interpretation, examining how different individuals and cultures perceive and interpret information, ideas, and experiences. more

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Paul Ricoeur was a French philosopher known for his contributions to hermeneutics, narratology, philosophical anthropology, and ethics. His work involved deep explorations of language, meaning, history, and human experience. more

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“The Vedanta teaches men to have faith in themselves first. As certain religions of the world say that a man who does not believe in a Personal God outside of himself is an atheist, so the Vedanta says, a man who does not believe in himself is an atheist. Not believing in the glory of our own soul is what the Vedanta calls atheism.”

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Book:Vedanta: Voice of Freedom

Source: Vedanta: Voice of Freedom

“We have lost faith in ourselves. Therefore to preach the Advaita aspect of the Vedanta is necessary to rouse up the hearts of men, to show them the glory of their souls. It is therefore that I preach this Advaita, and I do so not as a sectarian, but upon universal and widely acceptable grounds.”

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Book:The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda

Source: The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda

“This faith in themselves was in the hearts of our ancestors, this faith in themselves was the motive power that pushed them forward and forward in the march of civilisation, and if there has been degeneration, if there has been defect, mark my words, you will find that degeneration to have started on the day our people lost faith in themselves.”

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Book:Swami Vivekananda's Rousing Call to Hindu Nation

Source: Swami Vivekananda's Rousing Call to Hindu Nation

“How do you know what possibilities lie behind that degradation on the surface? You know but little of that which is within you. For behind you is the ocean of infinite power and blessedness.”

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Book:Practical Vedanta Philosophy

Source: Practical Vedanta Philosophy

“If a man, day and night, thinks he is miserable, low and nothing, nothing he becomes. If you say yea, yea, "I am, I am", so shall you be.”

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Book:The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda

Source: The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda

“Do you believe in that Infinite, good Providence working in and through you? If you believe that this Omnipresent One is present in every atom, is through and through, Ota-Prota, as the Sanskrit word goes, penetrating your body, mind and soul, how can you lose heart?”

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Book:The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda

Source: The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda

“Give up the awful disease that is creeping into our national blood, that idea of ridiculing everything, that loss of seriousness. Give that up. Be strong and have this Shraddha, and everything else is bound to follow.”

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Book:The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda

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Source: The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda

“We are the sons of Light and children of God. Glory unto the Lord, we will succeed.”

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Book:Swami Vivekananda on Himself

Source: Swami Vivekananda on Himself