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“What power is higher than the power of purity?”

Book:Addresses on Bhakti Yoga: Art of living

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This book delves into the philosophical and spiritual aspects of Bhakti Yoga, offering insights into its historical context, rituals, and the transformative power of devotion. It is a compilation of lectures that aim to guide readers in understanding the essence of this ancient practice and its relevance in modern life. more

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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

“When virtue is banished, ambition invades the minds of those who are disposed to receive it, and avarice possesses the whole community. The objects of their desires are changed; what they were fond of before has become indifferent; they were free while under the restraint of laws, but they would fain now be free to act against law.”

Mind Whole Law Desire Community Virtue Objects Changed Ambition Indifferent Restraint Piety Avarice

Author:Thomas Jefferson

“He asks how the evil is to be remedied. I tell him that there seems to be little chance for avoiding the extremes of despotism or anarchy; that the only ground of hope must be the morals of the people, but that these are, I fear, too corrupt.”

People Littles Seems Evil Asks Chance Moral Virtue Extremes Anarchy Avoiding Piety Despotism

Book:The Diary and Letters of Gouverneur Morris: Minister of the United States to France ... Etc

Source: The Diary and Letters of Gouverneur Morris: Minister of the United States to France ... Etc

“Ours is a kind of struggle designed, I dare say, by Providence to try the patience, fortitude, and virtue of men. None, therefore, who is engaged in it, will suffer himself, I trust, to sink under difficulties, or be discouraged by hardships. If he cannot do as he wishes, he must do what he can.”

Ifs Men Trying Kind Suffering Wish Struggle Virtue Difficulty Dare Engaged Hardship Providence Discouraged Fortitude Piety

Book:Writings: Being His Correspondence, Addresses, Messages, and Other Papers, Official and Private, Selected and Published from the Original Manuscripts

Source: Writings: Being His Correspondence, Addresses, Messages, and Other Papers, Official and Private, Selected and Published from the Original Manuscripts

“Without virtue, and without integrity, the finest talents and the most brilliant accomplishments can never gain the respect, and conciliate the esteem, of the truly valuable part of mankind.”

Virtue Mankind Talent Integrity Gains Valuable Brilliant Esteem Accomplishment Finest Piety

Book:Maxims of Washington: Political, Social, Moral, and Religious

Source: Maxims of Washington: Political, Social, Moral, and Religious

“Patriotism is as much a virtue as justice, and is as necessary for the support of societies as natural affection is for the support of families. The Amor Patriae love of ones country is both a moral duty and a religious duty. It comprehends not only the love of our neighbors but of millions of our fellow creatures, not only of the present but of future generations. This virtue we find constitutes a part of the first characters of history.”