7 Swami Vivekananda Quotes on Vedanta

Swami Vivekananda quotes on vedanta

2. The whole universe is one. There is only one Self in the universe, only One Existence.

40. The Vedanta recognizes no sin it only recognizes error. And the greatest error, says the Vedanta is to say that you are weak, that you are a sinner, a miserable creature, and that you have no power and you cannot do this and that.

101. Impurity is a mere superimposition under which your real nature has become hidden. But the real you is already perfect, already strong.

123. Pray all the time, read all the scriptures in the world, and worship all the gods there are :[but] unless you realize the Self (atman), there is no freedom.

136. The essence of Vedanta is that there is but one Being and that every soul is that Being in full, not a part of that Being.

151. The Self when it appears behind the universe is called God. The same Self when it appears behind this little universe-the body-is the soul.

165. 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).