Swami Vivekananda Quotes About Energy

• Feel, my children, feel; feel for the poor, the ignorant, the downtrodden; feel till the heart stops and the brain reels and you think you will go mad; then pour the soul out at the feet of the Lord, and then will come power, help and indomitable energy.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Children, Heart, Thinking

  Swami Vivekananda (2015). “Personality Development”, p.41, Advaita Ashrama

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

  Swami Vivekananda

  Inspirational, Motivational, Energy

  Swami Vivekananda, Ann Myren (1993). “Living at the Source: Yoga Teachings of Vivekananda”, Shambhala Publications

• Learn obedience first. Among these Western nations, with such a high spirit of independence, the spirit of obedience is equally strong. We are all of us self-important, which never produces any work. Great enterprise, boundless courage, tremendous energy, and, above all, perfect obedience; these are the only traits that lead to individual and national regeneration. These traits are altogether lacking in us.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Strong, Self, Perfect

  Swami Vivekananda, Vivekananda Kendra (2009). “Swami Vivekananda's Rousing Call to Hindu Nation”, p.134, Vivekananda Kendra

• Do you know how much energy, how many powers, how many forces, are still lurking behind that frame of yours? What scientist has known all that is in man? Millions of years have passed since man came here, and yet but one infinitesimal part of his powers has been manifested. Therefore, you must not say that you are weak. How do you know what possibilities lie behind that degradation on the surface? You know but little of that which is within you. For behind you is the ocean of infinite power and blessedness.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Lying, Ocean, Men

  Swami Vivekananda “My Idea of Education”, Advaita Ashrama (A publication branch of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math)

• If you can think that infinite power, infinite knowledge and indomitable energy lie within you, and if you can bring out that power, you also can become like me.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Inspirational, Motivational, Lying

  Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.3026, Manonmani Publishers

• To succeed, you must have tremendous perserverance... tremendous will. "I will drink the ocean", says the perservering soul; at my will mountains will crumble. Have that sort of energy, that sort of will; work hard, and you will reach the goal.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Inspirational, Motivational, Perseverance

• He who has infinite patience and infinite energy at his back, will alone succeed.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Patience, Perseverance, Energy

  Swami Vivekananda (2016). “Vivekananda Reader”, p.206, Advaita Ashrama (A publication branch of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math)

• Purity, perseverance, and energy- these three I want.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Patience, Perseverance, Energy

  Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.2866, Manonmani Publishers

• Christ said, "Resist not evil", and we do not understand it until we discover that it is not only moral but actually the best policy, for anger is loss of energy to the man who displays it. You should not allow your minds to come into those brain-combinations of anger and hatred.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Jesus, Loss, Men

  Swami Vivekananda, Vivekananda Kendra (2009). “Swami Vivekananda's Rousing Call to Hindu Nation”, p.162, Vivekananda Kendra

• Throw overboard all idea of jealousy and egotism, once for all. Come on to the practical field with tremendous energy; to work, in the fullness of strength! As to the rest, the Lord will point out the way.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Ideas, Ego, Energy

  Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.2790, Manonmani Publishers

• The secret of Greek Art is its imitation of nature even to the minutest details; whereas the secret of Indian Art is to represent the ideal. The energy of the Greek painter is spent in perhaps painting a piece of flesh, and he is so successful that a dog is deluded into taking it to be a real bit of meat and so goes to bite it. Now, what glory is there in merely imitating nature? Why not place an actual bit of flesh before the dog?

  Swami Vivekananda

  Dog, Art, Real

  Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.2219, Manonmani Publishers

• No great work can be achieved by humbug. It is through love, a passion for truth, and tremendous energy, that all undertakings are accomplished.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Inspirational, Motivational, Passion

  Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.2851, Manonmani Publishers

• When we let loose our feelings, we waste so much energy, shatter our nerves, disturb our minds, and accomplish very little work.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Inspirational, Motivational, Feelings

  Swami Vivekananda (2015). “Practical Vedanta Philosophy”, p.5, editionNEXT.com

• What we want now is an immense awakening of Râjasika energy, for the whole country is wrapped in the shroud of Tamas. The people of this land must be fed and clothed-must be awakened -must be made more fully active. Otherwise they will become inert, as inert as trees and stones. So, I say, eat large quantities of fish and meat, my boy!

  Swami Vivekananda

  Country, Boys, Land

• No study has taken so much of human energy, whether in times past or present, as the study of the soul, of God, and of human destiny.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Taken, Past, Destiny

  Swami Vivekananda (2015). “Practical Vedanta Philosophy”, p.46, editionNEXT.com

• To work with undaunted energy! What fear! Who is powerful enough to thwart you.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Inspirational, Motivational, Powerful

  Swami Vivekananda (1999). “Prabuddha Bharata: Or Awakened India”

• Do you think these sannyasi children of Sri Ramakrishna are born to simply to sit under trees lighting dhuni-fires? Whenever any of them will take up some work, people will be astonished to see their energy. Learn from them how to work.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Children, Thinking, Fire

• Let us calmly and in a manly fashion go to work, instead of dissipating our energy in unnecessary frettings and fumings. I, for one, thoroughly believe that no power in the universe can withhold from anyone anything he really deserves. The past was great no doubt, but I sincerely believe that the future will be more glorious still.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Fashion, Believe, Past

  Swami Vivekananda (2016). “Vivekananda Reader”, p.202, Advaita Ashrama (A publication branch of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math)

• Doing is very good, but that comes from thinking. Little manifestations of energy through the muscles are called work. But where there is no thought, there will be no work. Fill the brain, therefore, with high thoughts, highest ideals, place them day and night before you, and out of that will come great work.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Night, Thinking, Brain

  Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.546, Manonmani Publishers

• I am really not "cyclonic" at all. Far from it. What I want is not here, nor can I longer bear this "cyclonic" atmosphere. This is the way to perfection, to strive to be perfect, and to strive to make perfect a few men and women. My idea of doing good is this: to evolve out a few giants, and not to strew pearls before swine, and so lose time, health, and energy.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Men, Ideas, Perfect

  Swami Vivekananda (2015). “Swami Vivekananda on Himself”, p.141, Advaita Ashrama

• Every action generates a force of energy that returns to us in like kind...what we sow is what we reap.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Energy, Return, Action

• Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and everything shall be added unto you. This is the one great duty, this is renunciation. Live for an ideal, and leave no place in the mind for anything else. Let us put forth all our energies to acquire that which never fails-our spiritual perfection. If we have true yearning for realization, we must struggle, and through struggle growth will come. We shall make mistakes, but they may be angels unawares.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Spiritual, Mistake, Struggle

  Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Powers of The Mind”, p.21, editionNEXT.com

• Do any deserve liberty who are not ready to give it to others? Let us calmly go to work, instead of dissipating our energy in unnecessary fretting and fuming.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Giving, Liberty, Energy

  "Pearls of Wisdom". Book by Swami Vivekananda, edited by the Ramakrishna Mission, 2010.

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