Swami Vivekananda Quotes on Happiness
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 happiness, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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“To devote your life to the good of all and to the happiness of all is religion. Whatever you do for your own sake is not religion.”
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“As body, mind, or soul, you are a dream; you really are Being, Consciousness, Bliss (satchidananda). You are the God of this universe.”
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“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.”
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“Learn to recognise the mother in Evil , Terror , Sorrow , Denial, as well as in Sweetness and in Joy .”
Address to his English disciples, as quoted in The life of Vivekananda and the Universal Gospel , 5th edition (1960) by Romain Rolland , p. 53