Swami Vivekananda Quotes About Heaven

• May He who is the Brahman of the Hindus, the Ahura-Mazda of the Zoroastrians, the Buddha of the Buddhists, the Jehovah of the Jews, the Father in Heaven of the Christians give strength to you to carry out your noble idea.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Christian, Buddhist, Father

  Swami Vivekananda, Swami Adiswarananda (2006). “Vivekananda, World Teacher: His Teachings on the Spiritual Unity of Humankind”, p.71, SkyLight Paths Publishing

• Be not Afraid of anything. You will do Marvelous work. it is Fearlessness that brings Heaven even in a moment.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Heaven, Moments, Working It

  Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.1228, Manonmani Publishers

• Whenever two particles come together, they are held by a certain attraction; and there will come a time when those particles will separate. This is the eternal law. So, wherever there is a body - either grosser or finer, either in heaven or on earth - death will overcome it.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Law, Two, Heaven

  Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.4467, Manonmani Publishers

• The kingdom of heaven is already in existence if we will have it, that perfection is already in man if he will see it.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Men, Perfection, Heaven

  Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.2884, Manonmani Publishers

• "The Kingdom of Heaven is within you." Where goest thou to seek for the Kingdom of God, asks Jesus of Nazareth, when it is there, within you? Cleanse the spirit, and it is there. It is already yours. How can you get what is not yours? It is yours by right. You are the heirs of immortality, sons of the Eternal Father.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Jesus, Father, Son

  Swami Vivekananda (2016). “Vivekananda Reader”, p.75, Advaita Ashrama (A publication branch of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math)

• For a warrior, nothing is higher than a war against evil. The warrior confronted with such a war should be pleased, Arjuna, for it comes as an open gate to heaven. But if you do not participate in this battle against evil, you will incur sin, violating your dharma and your honor.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Motivational, War, Evil

• The God which cannot give me food in this world, cannot give me Heaven in the other world

  Swami Vivekananda

  Other Worlds, Giving, Heaven

• Be strong , my young friends; that is my advice to you. You will be nearer to Heaven through football than through the study of the Gita. These are bold words; but I have to say them, for I love you. I know where the shoe pinches.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Inspirational, Motivational, Football

  Swami Vivekananda, Vivekananda Kendra (2009). “Swami Vivekananda's Rousing Call to Hindu Nation”, p.79, Vivekananda Kendra

• There is no God separate from you, no God higher than you, the real "you." All the gods are little beings to you, all the ideas of God and Father in heaven are but your own reflection. God Himself is your image. “God created man after His own image." That is wrong. Man creates God after his own image. That is right. Throughout the universe we are creating gods after our own image. We create the god and fall down at his feet and worship him; and when this dream comes, we love it !

  Swami Vivekananda

  Dream, Father, Real

  "The Complete Works of the Swami Vivekananda".

• Be not afraid of anything. You will do marvellous work. It is fear that is the great cause of misery in the world. It is fear that is the greatest of all superstitions. It is fear that is the cause of all our woes, and it is fearlessness that brings heaven even in a moment. Therefore, "arise, awake and stop not until the goal is reached.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Motivational, Faith, Goal

  Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.1228, Manonmani Publishers

• This is the great lesson that we are here to learn through myriads of births and heavens and hells - that there is nothing to be asked for, desired for, beyond one's spiritual Self (atman).

  Swami Vivekananda

  Inspiring, Spiritual, Self

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

• Everything which has name and form must die. If there are heavens with forms, these heavens must vanish in course of time; they may last millions of years, but there must come a time when they will have to go.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Years, Names, Heaven

  Swami Vivekananda (2015). “Practical Vedanta Philosophy”, p.20, editionNEXT.com

• The soul ... is nameless because it is formless. It will neither go to heaven nor [to hell] any more than it will enter this glass.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Glasses, Heaven, Soul

  Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.448, Manonmani Publishers

• What is the idea of God in heaven? Materialism. The Vedantic idea is the infinite principle of God embodied in every one of us. God sitting up on a cloud! Think of the utter blasphemy of it! It is materialism - downright materialism. When babies think this way, it may be all right, but when grown - up men try to teach such things, it is downright disgusting - that is what it is. It is all matter, all body idea, the gross idea, the sense idea. Every bit of it is clay and nothing but clay. Is that religion?

  Swami Vivekananda

  Baby, Men, Thinking

  Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.3594, Manonmani Publishers

• Everything that has name and form must begin in time, exist in time, and end in time. These are settled doctrines of the Vedanta, and as such the heavens are given up.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Names, Heaven, Doctrine

  Swami Vivekananda (2015). “Practical Vedanta Philosophy”, p.19, editionNEXT.com

• Some men, who begin by saying that the world is a hell, often end by saying that it is a heaven when they succeed in the practice of self-control.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Men, Self, Practice

  Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.89, Manonmani Publishers

• Until we give up the world manufactured by the ego, never can we enter the kingdom of heaven. None ever did, none ever will.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Jesus, Giving Up, Heaven

  Swami Vivekananda (1955). “Complete Works”

• Jesus Christ was willing to admit every good man to the family of God. It is not the man who believes a certain something, but the man who does the will of the Father in heaven, who is right. On this basis-being right and doing right-the whole world can unite.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Jesus, Father, Believe

  Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.2257, Manonmani Publishers

• The kingdom of heaven is within us. The Jewish idea was a kingdom of heaven upon this earth. That was not the idea of Jesus.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Jesus, Ideas, Heaven

  Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.299, Manonmani Publishers

• It is the witness alone that can work without any desire, without any idea of going to heaven, without any idea of blame, without any idea of praise. The witness alone enjoys, and none else.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Ideas, Heaven, Desire

  Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.1316, Manonmani Publishers

• We are bound to earth by desire and also to God, heaven, and the angels. A slave is a slave whether to man, to God, or to angels.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Angel, Men, Heaven

  Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.2581, Manonmani Publishers

• We must become free. We are free; the work is to know it. We must give up all slavery, all bondage of whatever kind. We must not only give up our bondage to earth and everything and everybody on earth, but also to all ideas of heaven and happiness.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Giving Up, Ideas, Heaven

  Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.2581, Manonmani Publishers

• Have faith that you are all, my brave lads, born to do great things! Let not the barks of puppies frighten you, no, not even the thunderbolts of heaven, but stand up and work!

  Swami Vivekananda

  Faith, Brave, Heaven

  Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.1985, Manonmani Publishers

• "If you die, you get to heaven; and if you win, you enjoy the earth" (Gita). Even if you die in this attempt, well and good, many will take up the work, following your example. And if you succeed, you will live a life of great opulence.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Winning, Heaven, Good Man

  Swami Vivekananda (2016). “Vivekananda Reader”, p.332, Advaita Ashrama (A publication branch of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math)

• The Kingdom of Heaven is within us. God is within us. He is the Soul of our souls. See Him in your own soul. That is practical religion. That is freedom.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Heaven, Soul, Kingdoms

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