The Only Person Worth Competing With
“If it rains when the star Svāti is in the ascendant, and a drop of rain falls into an oyster, that drop becomes a pearl. The oysters know this, so they come to the surface when the star shines, and wait to catch the precious raindrop. When a drop falls into them, quickly the oysters […]
Assuming Versus Discovering
“Believe nothing unless you find it out for yourself… Truth requires no prop to make it stand.” — Swami Vivekananda What is education? Is it about taking pride in how we judge people? Or about assuming that what we know is all there is, to the extent that we disguise staunch opinions and beliefs poorly […]
How to Build Perspective
“Where there is a want there cannot be discernment. You crave happiness; you look for means to get it. Someone offers you the means. Now your mind-heart is so blinded by the intense desire for blindness that it is incapable of discernment. Though you may think you’re analyzing and examining the means offered to you, […]
25 Inspiring Quotes by Swami Vivekananda on Education
If there’s one thing evident from the below quotes by Swami Vivekananda on education, it’s that he held it in high regard—almost as high as karma (action) itself. The firebrand monk was never one for certain entities making social reforms. He wanted people to get educated so they could reform their own lives and surroundings. […]
A Surefire Way to Discover Yourself
“When your life is one of want, there must be continual tension with the other, who is also acquisitive, and this prevents a true relationship, whether it is between individuals or nations. And this tension leads to conflicts, wars, and many gross and subtle forms of exploitation.” — J. Krishnamurti Ask anyone today what they […]
Control Your Body to Control Your Mind
“We have very little command of our minds. Therefore, to bring that command about, to get that control over body and mind, we must take certain physical helps. When the body is sufficiently controlled, we can attempt the manipulation of the mind. By manipulating the mind, we shall be able to bring it under our […]
When You Get a New Idea…
“We first observe facts, then generalize, and then draw conclusions and principles. The knowledge of the mind, of the internal nature of man, of thought, can never be had until we first have the power of observing the facts that are going on within.” — Swami Vivekananda Say you just felt excited by reading or […]
The Only Thing You Should Want in Life
“The goal is freedom. Everything that we perceive around is struggling towards freedom, from the atom to the man, from the insentient lifeless particle of matter to the highest existence on earth, the human soul.” — Swami Vivekananda The professional slogging away to make more money. The parents spoiling their child. The devotee constantly chanting […]
The Simplest Formula for Success
“The real difficulty is always in ourselves, not in our surroundings. There are three things necessary in order to make men invincible, Will, Disinterestedness, and Faith.” — Sri Aurobindo Do you remember the last time a passion project of yours failed? Maybe you wanted to make art, learn a new subject, or start a business. […]
Helping Others Is a Privilege
“It is sheer nonsense on the part of any man to think he’s born to help the world; it is simply pride, it is selfishness insinuating itself in the form of virtue. When you have trained your mind and your nerves to realize this idea of the world’s non-dependence on you or on anybody, there […]