Gain The Respect of The Strong
“Our first duty is not to hate ourselves; because to advance we must have faith in ourselves first and then in God. He who has no faith in himself can never have faith in God.” — Swami Vivekananda When Gandhiji was young, he would hang out with friends who were irregular with their studies and […]
What Is Character?
“If you take the character of any man, it really is but the aggregate of tendencies, the sum total of the bent of his mind; you will find that misery and happiness are equal factors in the formation of that character. . . [A]nd in some instances, misery is a greater teacher than happiness.” – […]
Wisdom Is The Sweetest Fruit
“If you want to be a Bhakta, it is not at all necessary for you to know whether Krishna was born in Mathurā or Vraja, what he was doing, or just the exact date on which he pronounced the teachings of the Gita. You only require to feel the craving for the beautiful lessons of […]
Stop Caring What Others Think of You
“Often this question is put to me: “Why do you emphasize the individual and not consider the mass?” From my point of view, there can be no such division as the mass and the individual.” — J. Krishnamurti “Let’s normalize…” has become a popular phrase today, especially on social media. “Let’s normalize connecting with people […]
Occupied Or Engaged?
“The world is slowly going on; let it go slowly. Why are you in a hurry? Sleep well and keep your nerves in good order; eat right food and have sympathy with the world.” — Swāmi Vivekānanda, “On Fanaticism, Notes from Lectures and Discourses” We always want to remain “updated” with breaking news. We stare […]
Work Can Set You Free
“All work is simply to bring out the power of the mind which is already there, to wake up the soul. The power is inside every man, so is knowing; the different works are like blows to bring them out, to cause these giants to wake up.” – Swami Vivekananda Svādhyāya means two things: studying […]
We Only Get What We Deserve
“No one can get anything unless he earns it. This is an eternal law. . . A man may struggle all his life for riches; he may cheat thousands, but he finds at last that he did not deserve to become rich, and his life becomes a trouble and nuisance for him. . . A […]
The Source of All Knowledge
“No knowledge comes from outside; it is all inside. What we say man “knows,” should, in strict psychological terms, be what he “discovers” or “unveils”, what a man “learns” is really what he “discovers,” by taking the cover off his own soul, which is a mine of infinite knowledge.” – Swami Vivekananda We rely on […]
What Is Better Than Pleasure?
“The goal of mankind is knowledge… Pleasure is not the goal of man, but knowledge. Pleasure and happiness come to an end… The cause of all the miseries we have in the world is that men foolishly think pleasure is the ideal to strive for.” – Swami Vivekananda When we experience pleasure, life feels like […]