Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in man.

Swami Vivekananda

We want that education by which character is formed, strength of mind is increased, the intellect is expanded, and by which one can stand on one's own feet.

Swami Vivekananda

So long as the millions live in hunger and ignorance, I hold every man a traitor who, having been educated at their expense, pays not the least heed to them.

Swami Vivekananda

Whatever you think, that you will be. If you think yourselves weak, weak you will be; if you think yourselves strong, strong you will be.

Swami Vivekananda

Strength, strength it is that we want so much in this life, for what we call sin and sorrow have all one cause, and that is our weakness. With weakness comes ignorance, and with ignorance comes misery.

Swami Vivekananda

The older I grow, the more everything seems to me to lie in manliness. This is my new Gospel.

Swami Vivekananda

Purity, patience, and perseverance are the three essentials to success, and above all, love.

Swami Vivekananda

Religion is realization; not talk, not doctrine, nor theories, however beautiful they may be. It is being and becoming, not hearing or acknowledging; it is the whole soul becoming changed into what it believes.

Swami Vivekananda

Religion is the manifestation of the Divinity already in man.

Swami Vivekananda

They alone live who live for others, the rest are more dead than alive.

Swami Vivekananda

This is the gist of all worship – to be pure and to do good to others.

Swami Vivekananda

It is love and love alone that I preach, and I base my teaching on the great Vedantic truth of the sameness and omnipresence of the Soul of the Universe.

Swami Vivekananda

The goal of human life is the realization of the Ultimate Reality which alone can give man supreme fulfilment and everlasting peace. This is the essence of all religions.

Sri Ramakrishna

The Ultimate Reality is one; but it is personal as well as impersonal, and is indicated by different names (such as God, Ishvar, etc) in different religions.

Sri Ramakrishna

The Ultimate Reality can be realized through various paths taught in world religions. All religions are true in so far as they lead to the same ultimate Goal.

Sri Ramakrishna

Purity of mind is an essential condition for the attainment of the Ultimate Reality; real purity is freedom from lust and greed. External observances are only of secondary importance.

Sri Ramakrishna

Through spiritual practices man can overcome his evil tendencies, and divine grace can redeem even the worst sinner. Therefore one should not brood over the past mistakes, but should develop a positive outlook on life by depending on God

Sri Ramakrishna

God dwells in all people but the manifestation of this inner Divinity varies from person to person. In saintly people there is greater manifestation of God. Women are special manifestations of Divine Mother of the Universe, and so are to be treated with respect.

Sri Ramakrishna

Since God dwells in all people, helping the needy should be done not out of compassion (which is an attitude of condescension) but as humble service to God.

Sri Ramakrishna

Egoism, caused by ignorance, is the root-cause of all suffering.

Sri Ramakrishna

God is one's very own. It is an eternal relationship.

Sri Sarada Devi

Ordinary human love results in misery. Love for God brings blessedness.

Sri Sarada Devi

One who makes a habit of prayer will easily overcome all difficulties.

Sri Sarada Devi

As wind removes the cloud, so the Name of God destroys the cloud of worldliness.

Sri Sarada Devi

One must perform work. It is only through work that the bondage of work will be cut asunder and one will acquire a spirit of non-attachment.

Sri Sarada Devi

One should always discriminate and strive hard for the realization of God.

Sri Sarada Devi

Even water, which has a natural tendency to flow downwards, is drawn up to the sky by the sun's rays. In the same way, God's grace lifts up the mind which has got a tendency to run after sense objects.

Sri Sarada Devi

Through spiritual disciplines the ties of past karma are cut asunder. But the realization of God cannot be achieved without ecstatic love for him.

Sri Sarada Devi

It is idle to expect that dangers and difficulties will not come. They are bound to come. But for a devotee they will pass away under the feet like water.

Sri Sarada Devi

I tell you one thing - if you want peace, do not find fault with others. Rather see your own faults. Learn to make the whole world your own. No one is a stranger, my child; the whole world is your own. 

Sri Sarada Devi

When a man sees defects in others, his own mind first gets polluted. What does he gain by finding faults in others? He only hurts himself by that.

Sri Sarada Devi

All teachers are one. The same power of God works through them all.

Sri Sarada Devi

I am your true mother, a mother not by virtue of being your guru's wife, nor by way of empty talk, but truly the mother.

Sri Sarada Devi

I am the mother of the virtuous as well as the wicked.

Sri Sarada Devi

If my son wallows in the dust or mud, it is I who have to wipe all the dirt and take him on my lap.

Sri Sarada Devi

My son, if a thorn pricks your foot, it hurts me like a spear entering my heart. Never fear, and whenever you are in distress just say to yourself, "I have a mother"

Sri Sarada Devi