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Quote By Swami Vivekananda

We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.

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Indian Monk and Spiritual Leader
Born: January 12, 1863
Died: July 4, 1902
Swami Vivekananda, an Indian spiritual leader, introduced Vedanta and Yoga to the West and played a key role in revitalizing Hinduism in India.

Explanation Of The Quote

Swami Vivekananda underscores the power of thoughts in shaping one's character and life. It suggests that thoughts are the primary drivers of our actions and destiny.

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Where can we go to find God if we cannot see Him in our own hearts and in every living being.
The more we come out and do good to others, the more our hearts will be purified, and God will be in them.
In a day, when you don’t come across any problems – you can be sure that you are traveling in a wrong path.
Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life; dream of it; think 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.
Conquer yourself and the whole universe is yours.
Do not wait for anybody or anything. Do whatever you can, build your hope on none.
Stand up, be bold, be strong. Take the whole responsibility on your own shoulders, and know that you are the creator of your own destiny.
The world is ready to give up its secrets if we only know how to knock, how to give it the necessary blow. The strength and force of the blow come through concentration.
Comfort is no test of truth. Truth is often far from being comfortable.
When an idea exclusively occupies the mind, it is transformed into an actual physical or mental state.
Each soul is potentially divine. The goal is to manifest this Divinity within by controlling nature, external and internal.
The very reason for nature's existence is for the education of the soul.

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