Swami Vivekananda

The will is not free - it is a phenomenon bound by cause and effect - but there is something read more

The will is not free - it is a phenomenon bound by cause and effect - but there is something behind the will which is free.

External nature is only internal nature writ large.

External nature is only internal nature writ large.

All differences in this world are of degree, and not of kind, because oneness is the secret of everything.

All differences in this world are of degree, and not of kind, because oneness is the secret of everything.

Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, live on that read more

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, that is way great spiritual giants are produced.

As different streams having different sources all mingle their waters in the sea, so different tendencies, various though they appear, read more

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.