Mohit Bansal Chandigarh shares Swami Vivekananda's valuable quotes to inspire all of us. He is very well known for his philosophies about self-realization and God.

1. Swami Vivekananda
GAIN KNOWLEDGE THROUGH THE STORY AND QUOTES OF THE
MOST KNOWLEDGEABLE PERSON IN THE WORLD

2. Swami Vivekananda was a Hindu
monk and a great philosopher. He is
very well known for his philosophies
about self-realization and God. He
discovered to the world what
knowledge and self-knowledge are.
His speech at the Parliament of the
World’s Religion in Chicago can not
be forgotten. It changed the
perspective of the whole world to look
towards him. In his speech, he
addressed the audience as, “my
brothers and sisters of America…”,
this is what made him loved by the
world.
He was born on 12th January 1863 in
Calcutta in India. His name was
Narendranath Datta. At the age of 23,
he was given two choices by his
father, to accept all the luxuries of life
but not to meet his purpose of life or
to leave all the luxuries, become a
monk, find God and his purpose in
life. He chose to become a monk. He
decided to leave his home and find his
purpose at the age of 25.

3. He began to follow the preaching of
Ramakrishna who was the religious
leader of the time. He became a part
of the reform movement in India of
the period. According to him, all living
things are equal and should be
treated without any discrimination.
He also believed that one should
follow humanity in order to reach out
to God because service to people is
equal to assistance to God.
After the death of Ramakrishna, he
decided to build a math for his guru.
He then, determined himself to travel
all over India and promote the
religious beliefs of Swami
Ramakrishna. In 1893, he went to the
United States to represent India in
the Parliament of the world’s
religions. He made people aware of
the Hindu religious beliefs and Hindu
teachings. He traveled the United
States, England, and Europe, giving
lectures about Hindu philosophy.
Because of this, he was appreciated by
Indians for being a loyal Indian monk.
He lost his life in Belur on 4th July
1902 when he was 39 years old.

4. His teachings are followed even now, by leaders like Anna Hazare and
Narendra Modi. He quoted some quotes that are very well known to
the world today.
“Truth can be stated in a thousand different ways, yet each one can be
true.”
In this quote, Swami Vivekananda talks about being true to oneself.
There are many different ways to perceive truth. The truth is all
dependent on the perspective of every person and so, no one is wrong.
“Be the servant while leading. Be unselfish. Have infinite patience, and
success is yours.”
Swamiji, in the quote, promotes the habit of serving others. Making
efforts for others, without thinking about the benefits of that to
oneself. It is called being unselfish. Success is not achieved so easily
and it takes a lot of time, so be patient about it and wait for it. After all
this, you are sure to get success.

5. “We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you
think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.”
Swami Vivekananda says, we should take care of our thoughts. We
should not be negative about ourselves as well as others because we
are made of thoughts. And the universe manifests upon the things that
we think and whatever we say is not a priority.
“They live alone, who live for others.”
The people who are dedicated to others dare to live their lives alone.
They are strong enough to take care of themselves. Swami
Vivekananda was an inspiring personality and all that is reflected in
his life and quotes.