A Half-Hearted Attempt Is Worse Than Not Trying at All
“Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life — think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.” — Swami Vivekananda The next time […]
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 […]
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 […]
Train Your Mind To Become Steady
“What is practice? The attempt to restrain the mind in the Chitta form, to prevent it from going out into waves.” — Swami Vivekananda When you started learning how to drive or how to use Excel, you probably felt incompetent. But the more you practiced, the better you got. Until you got to the point […]
The Underrated Trait That Makes Life Enjoyable
“How do we know that the mind has become concentrated? Because the idea of time will vanish. The more time passes unnoticed, the more concentrated we are.” – Swami Vivekananda Open Instagram and before you know it, an hour has gone by. Watch one episode on Netflix and before you know it, you’ve watched four. […]