Inspiring Thoughts

by Vivekananda

This life is a hard fact work your way through it boldly though it may be adamantine no matter, the soul is stronger

A few heart-whole sincere and energetic men and women can do more in a year than a mob in a century

Those who grumble at the little things that has fallen to their lot to do will grumble at everything Always grumbling they will lead a miserable life But those who do their duty putting their shoulder to the wheel will see the light and higher and higher duties will fall to their share

Time, patience, and indomitable will must show

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 Work and worship are necessary to take away the veil to lift off the bondage and illusion

Talk does not count for anything Parrots can do that Perfection comes through selfless work

hen once you consider an action do not let anything dissuade you Consult your heart not others and then follow its dictates

Those who think ahead of their time are sure to be misunderstood

Women will work out their destinies much better than men can ever do for them All the mischief to women has come because men undertook to shape the destiny of women

ake 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 the way great spiritual giants are produced

But the intelligent ones are those who can convert every work into one that suits their taste

If there is one word that you find coming out like a bomb from the ‘Upanishads’ bursting like a bombshell upon masses of ignorance it is the word “fearlessness”

Superstition is our great enemy but bigotry is worse

All power is within you You can do anything and everything Believe in that Do not believe that you are weak do not believe that you are half-crazy lunatics as most of us do nowadays Stand up and express the divinity within you

rave, bold men and women these are what we want What we want is vigour in the blood strength in the nerves iron muscles and nerves of steel not softening namby-pamby ideas Avoid all these Avoid all mystery There is no mystery in religion

xperience is the only teacher we have We may talk and reason all our lives but we shall not understand a word of truth until we experience it ourselves