National youth day-Swami Vivekananda

Swami Vivekanand

Wish you all happy National Youth Day.
12th January is the birthday of Swami Vivekananda which is celebrated as National Youth Day.
Swami Vivekananda (12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902)
Born Narendranath Datta was a chief disciple of the 19th-century mystic Ramakrishna . Born into an aristocratic Bengali Kayastha family of Calcutta, Vivekananda was inclined towards spirituality. He was influenced by his guru, Ramakrishna, from whom he learnt that all living beings were an embodiment of the divine self; therefore, service to God could be rendered by service to mankind. After Ramakrishna's death, Vivekananda toured the Indian subcontinent extensively and acquired first-hand knowledge of the conditions prevailing in British India. He later travelled to the United States, representing India at the 1893 Parliament of the World's Religions.In his speech which began with the words - "Sisters and brothers of America ...," he introduced Hinduism to the world. Vivekananda conducted hundreds of public and private lectures and classes, disseminating tenets of Hindu philosophy in the United States, England and Europe. He was a key figure in the introduction of the Indian philosophies of modern Vedanta and Raj Yoga to the Western world. He is credited with bringing Hinduism to the status of a major world religion.He was a major force in the revival of Hinduism in India, also contributed to the concept of nationalism in colonial India. Vivekananda founded the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission.
Literary works: They are Raja Yoga, Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Jnana Yoga, My Master, Lectures from Colombo to Almora
In India, Vivekananda is regarded as a patriotic saint and his birthday is celebrated as National Youth Day.Wish you all happy National Youth Day." 
Let his speech  be a guiding light for our nation and us for all times. 

" I am proud to belong to a religion which has taught the world both tolerance and universal acceptance. We believe not only in universal toleration but  we accept all religions as true."
 -Swami Vivekananda, Chicago 11th September 1893.

Swami Vivekananda Quotes

1. Arise, awake and stop not till the goal is reached. ― Swami Vivekananda

2. Whatever you think that you will be.If you think yourself weak, weak you will be; if you think yourself strong, you will be. ― Swami Vivekananda

3. Do one thing at a Time, and while doing it put your whole Soul into it to the exclusion of all else. ― Swami Vivekananda

4. This attachment of Love to God is indeed one that does not bind the soul but effectively breaks all its bondage. ― Swami Vivekananda

5. That man has reached immortality who is disturbed by nothing material. ― Swami Vivekananda

6. The great secret of true success, of true happiness, is this: the man or woman who asks for no return, the perfectly unselfish person, is the most successful. ― Swami Vivekananda

7. Never think there is anything impossible for the soul. It is the greatest heresy to think so. If there is a sin, this is the only sin ; that is to say that you are weak, or others are weak. ― Swami Vivekananda

8. The greatest religion is to be true to your own nature. Have faith in yourselves.― Swami Vivekananda

9. The cheerful mind perseveres and the strong mind hews its way through a thousand difficulties. ― Swami Vivekananda

10. The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong. ― Swami Vivekananda

11. As different streams having different sources all mingle their waters in the sea, so different tendencies, various though they appear, crooked or straight, all lead to God. ― Swami Vivekananda

12. Believe in yourself and the world will be at your feet. ― Swami Vivekananda

13. If faith in ourselves had been more extensively taught and practiced, I am sure a very large portion of the evils and miseries that we have would have vanished. ― Swami Vivekananda

14. Comfort is no test of truth. Truth is often far from being comfortable. ― Swami Vivekananda

15. The powers of the mind are like the rays of the sun when they are concentrated they illuminate. ― Swami Vivekananda

16. The brain and muscles must develop simultaneously. Iron the nerves and intelligent the  brain-  the whole world is at your feet. ― Swami Vivekananda

17. The mind is but the subtle part of the body. You must retain great strength in your mind and words. ― Swami Vivekananda

18. All truth is eternal. Truth is nobody’s property; no race, no individual can lay any exclusive claim to it. Truth is the nature of all souls. ― Swami Vivekananda

19. You are the soul, free and eternal, ever free, ever blessed. Have faith enough and you will be free in a minute. ― Swami Vivekananda

20. Where can we go to find God if we cannot see Him in our own hearts and in every living being? ― Swami Vivekananda

21. Be a hero. Always say, I have no fear. Tell this to everyone – Have No Fear. ― Swami Vivekananda

22. Truth does not pay homage to any society, ancient or modern. Society has to pay homage to Truth or die. ― Swami Vivekananda

23. It is our own mental attitude which makes the world what it is for us. Our thought make things beautiful, our thoughts make things ugly. The whole world is in our own minds. Learn to see things in the proper light. ― Swami Vivekananda

24. Crave for a thing, you will get it. Renounce the craving, the object will follow you by itself. ― Swami Vivekananda

25.All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark.

26. Anything that brings spiritual, mental, or physical weakness, touch it not even with the toes of your feet. ― Swami Vivekananda

27. You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself. ― Swami Vivekananda 

28.Man is to become divine by realizing the divine. -Swami Vivekananda

29. You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.
You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself.

30. Condemn none: if you can stretch out a helping hand, do so. If you cannot, fold your hands, bless your brothers, and let them go their own way.

31. We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.
- ✍️Dr Prema Pangi
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