Swami Vivekananda Quotes on Freedom
Narendranath Datta, known as Swami Vivekananda, was an Indian Hindu monk and the principal disciple of the mystic Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. This page collects quotes attributed to Swami Vivekananda on the topic of freedom, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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“Arise, awake, and stop not until the goal is reached.”
Public Addresses -
“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.”
Raja Yoga -
“Go on saying, “I am free.” Never mind if the next moment delusion comes and says, “I am bound.” Dehypnotize the whole thing.”
Pearls of Wisdom -
“If a piece of burning charcoal be placed on a man’s head, see how he struggles to throw it off. Similar will be the struggle for freedom of those who really understand that they are slaves of nature.”
Pearls of Wisdom -
“Pray all the time, read all the scriptures in the world, and worship all the gods there are ...but unless you realize the Truth, there is no freedom.”
Pearls of Wisdom -
“Soft-brained people, weak-minded, chicken-hearted, cannot find the truth. One has to be free, and as broad as the sky.”
Pearls of Wisdom -
“We are ever free if we would only believe it, only have faith enough. You are the soul, free and eternal, ever free, ever blessed. Have faith enough and you will be free in a minute.”
Pearls of Wisdom -
“We want to know in order to make ourselves free. That is our life: one universal cry for freedom.”
Pearls of Wisdom