A nation that has no history of its own has nothing in this world. - Swami Vivekananda
A tremendous stream is flowing toward the ocean, carrying us all along with it; and though like straws and scraps of paper we may at times float aimlessly about, in the long run we are sure to join the Ocean of Life and Bliss.
Society does not go down because of the activities of criminals, but because of the inactivities of good people. - Swami Vivekananda
As soon as I think that I am a little body, I want to preserve it, to protect it, to keep it nice, at the expense of other bodies..then you and I become separate.
Who makes us ignorant? We ourselves. We put our hands over our eyes and weep that it is dark. ~ Swami Vivekananda
Perfection is always infinite. We are the Infinite already. You and I, and all beings, are trying to manifest that infinity.
"Education is the manifestation of the perfection that is already in man." -Swami Vivekananda
Anything that brings spiritual, mental, or physical weakness, touch it not with the toes of your feet.
A man may be the greatest philosopher in the world but a child in RELIGION….When a man has developed a high state of spirituality he can understand that the kingdom of heaven is within him.