Swami Vivekananda: Selected Quotes
By Naiwrita, Gaea News NetworkSaturday, January 9, 2010
KOLKATA, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- The birthday of Swami Vivekananda was celebrated on Jan 6 all around India. It was the celebration of the 148th birthday of the revolutionary reformist. As a result of the celebrations, a lot of the quotes spoken by Swami Vivekananda is being searched, some of which have become as famous and inspirational as the life of the man itself. Swami Vivekananda’s quotes did, and still continue to inspire many, not only in India, but around the world as well.
The biggest and the most extravagant of the birthday celebrations of Swami Vivekananda was held in the Belur Math. The celebrations were observed in accordance to the Visuddha Siddhanta Almanac. The birthday celebrations were carried out all through the day, and included special lunch services that was available all day, and of course, a special reading of the selected quotes of Swami Vivekananda.
Most, in fact, all of Swami Vivekananda’s quotes deal with the reformation of one’s life and how one can achieve salvation through forgiveness, cooperation with others and many such other ideals. His quotes underline some very basic truths, like the importance of being self sufficient, and of being in harmony with nature and all fellow human beings. What he emphasized most in his quotes was the importance of every man to be strong and never to feel weak enough, something he considered to be a great sin. Moreover, it also becomes very evident from the quotes of Swami Vivekananda that he believed that there is no such thing as an external or external nature; instead, he believed that what is inside is reflected out.
