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„Люди — это спящие боги, вот только не многие могут проснуться.“

„Кто может устрашить вас? Встаньте и будьте свободны. Знайте, что мысли и слова, которые вас ослабляют, – единственное зло, какое существует в этом мире, – и их необходимо избегать.“

„Того, кто кричит, плохо слышно.“

„Мы бродим среди грез, наполовину спящие, наполовину бодрствующие, проходя всю нашу жизнь в тумане. Это участь каждого из нас. Это судьба всякого чувственного знания, всякой философии, всей нашей хваленой науки. Такова вселенная!“

„Учитесь одинаково относиться как к врагу, так и к другу; достигнув этого и отбросив все желания, вы достигнете вашей цели.“

„Каждый ребенок родится оптимистом. Ему снятся золотые сны. В юности его оптимизм еще усиливается. Молодой человек с трудом верит, что существуют такие вещи, как упадок сил, разрушение, смерть. Увы, приходит старость, и жизнь обращается в груду развалин. Грезы разлетаются, и старик становится пессимистом. Так переходим мы от одной крайности к другой, получая постоянно безжалостные толчки судьбы, не зная, куда она ведет нас и не замечая, что мы рабы ее.“

„Каждая мысль — как бы легкий удар по куску железа, под которым мы понимаем наше тело, и так это железо постепенно превращается в то, чем мы желаем быть.“

„Таким образом, философия Веданта не оптимизм и не пессимизм. Она берет вещи как они есть, признавая факт, что этот мир есть смешение добра и зла, счастья и несчастья.“

„"Комфорт" не является критерием истины; напротив, истина, часто, далеко не "комфортна".“

„Все знания, когда-либо полученные этим миром, исходят из разума; бесконечная библиотека Вселенной находится в нашем собственном разуме.“

„Общая совокупность всех знаний никогда не меняется, вся разница лишь в том, что иной раз она проявляется сильнее, другой раз — слабее. Но первоисточник ее — внутри нас, и лишь там может быть она отыскана.“

„каждой из этих систем есть доля истины, и во всех них масса неверного.“

“You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself.”

“Feel nothing, know nothing, do nothing, have nothing, give up all to God, and say utterly, 'Thy will be done.' We only dream this bondage. Wake up and let it go.”

“Was there ever a more horrible blasphemy than the statement that all the knowledge of God is confined to this or that book? How dare men call God infinite, and yet try to compress Him within the covers of a little book!”

“Each work has to pass through these stages—ridicule, opposition, and then acceptance. Those who think ahead of their time are sure to be misunderstood.”

“beleive in yourself and the world will be at your feet”

“The whole life is a succession of dreams. My ambition is to be a conscious dreamer, that is all.”

“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.”

“Take Risks in Your Life If u Win, U Can Lead! If u Lose, U Can Guide!”

“Shri Ramakrishna use to say, "As Long as I Live, so long do I learn". That man or that society which has nothing to learn is already in the jaws of death.”

“Desire, ignorance, and inequality—this is the trinity of bondage.”

“Where can we go to find God if we cannot see Him in our own hearts and in every living being?”

“Education is the manifestation of perfection present already in man. Religion is the manifestation of the divinity already in man.”

“How often does a man ruin his disciples by remaining always with them! When men are once trained, it is essential that their leader leave them, for without his absence they cannot develop themselves. Plants always remain small under a big tree.”

“The greatest truths are the simplest things in the world, simple as your own existence.”

“It is the cheerful mind that is persevering. It is the strong mind that hews its way through a thousand difficulties.”

“The brain and muscles must develop simultaneously. Iron nerves with an intelligent brain — and the whole world is at your feet.”

“Astrology and all these mystical things are generally signs of a weak mind; therefore as soon as they are becoming prominent in our minds, we should see a physician, take good food, and rest.”

“The Vedanta recognizes no sin it only recognizes error. And the greatest error, says the Vedanta is to say that you are weak, that you are a sinner, a miserable creature, and that you have no power and you cannot do this and that.”

“He is an atheist who does not believe in himself.”

“Are you unselfish? That is the question. If you are, you will be perfect without reading a single religious book, without going into a single church or temple.”

“Even the greatest fool can accomplish a task if it were after his or her heart. But the intelligent ones are those who can convert every work into one that suits their taste.”

“The moment I have realized God sitting in the temple of every human body, the moment I stand in reverence before every human being and see God in him — that moment I am free from bondage, everything that binds vanishes, and I am free.”

“The very reason for nature's existence is for the education of the soul.”

“Don't look back—forward, infinite energy, infinite enthusiasm, infinite daring, and infinite patience—then alone can great deeds be accomplished.”

“Blessed are they whose bodies get destroyed in the service of others.”

“Devotion to duty is the highest form of worship of God.”

“Bless people when they revile you. Think how much good they are doing by helping to stamp out the false ego.”

“So long as the millions live in hunger and ignorance, I hold every person a traitor who, having been educated at their expense, pays not the least heed to them!”

“Be a hero. Always say, “I have no fear.” Tell this to everyone—“Have no fear.””