Swami Vivekananda Quotes on Truth
Chapter 37: Truth
A profound collection of 30 sayings and teachings of Swami Vivekananda on Truth, compiled from the Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda (C.W.).
“By truth we attain fruits of work. Through truth everything is attained. In truth everything is established.”
“Relating facts as they are—this is truth.”
“Follow truth wherever it may lead you.”
“Even if truth destroys the whole universe, still it is truth; stand by it.”
“Stand upon Truth, and you have got God.”
“I do not believe in any politics. God and truth are the only politics in the world, everything else is trash.”
“Truth stands on its own evidence, it does not require any other testimony to prove it true, it is self effulgent. It penetrates into the innermost corners of our nature, and in its presence the whole universe stands up and says, “This is truth.””
“Truth is infinitely more weighty than untruth; so is goodness. If you possess these, they will make their way by sheer gravity.”
“Take care! Beware of everything that is untrue; stick to truth and we shall succeed, maybe slowly, but surely.”
“I will compare truth to a corrosive substance of infinite power. It burns its way in wherever it falls—in soft substance at once, hard granite slowly, but it must.”
“Tell the truth boldly, whether it hurts or not. Never pander to weakness. If truth is too much for intelligent people and sweeps them away, let them go; the sooner the better.”
“The world is not much better off by compromising truth. What worse can it be than it is already? Bring truth out! If it is real, it will do good.”
“Truth does not pay homage to any society, ancient or modern. Society has to pay homage to Truth or die. Societies should be moulded upon truth, and truth has not to adjust itself to society.”
“Those who think that a little sugar-coating of untruth helps the spread of truth are mistaken and will find in the long run that a single drop of poison poisons the whole mass.”
“Our duty is to encourage every one in his struggle to live up to his own highest ideal, and strive at the same time to make the ideal as near as possible to the truth.”
“Be steady. Avoid jealousy and selfishness. Be obedient and eternally faithful to the cause of truth, humanity, and your country, and you will move the world.”
“Let people praise you or blame you, let fortune smile or frown upon you, let your body fall today or after a Yuga, see that you do not deviate from the path of Truth.”
“Every undertaking must pass through a lot of obstacles. Truth triumphs if only one pursues a peaceful course.”
“Ever tell yourself, “I am He.” These are words that will burn up the dross that is in the mind, words that will bring out the tremendous energy which is within you already, the infinite power which is sleeping in your heart. This is to be brought out by constantly hearing the truth and nothing else.”
“Truth will never come into our minds so long as there will remain the faintest shadow of Ahamkâra (egotism). All of you should try to root out this devil from your heart. Complete self-surrender is the only way to spiritual illumination.”
“Until one has conquered the desires for enjoyment the truth will not shine in him. So long as these vain desires of our senses are clamouring and as it were dragging us outwards every moment, making us slaves to everything outside—to a little colour, a little taste, a little touch—notwithstanding all our pretensions, how can the truth express itself in our hearts?”
“Truth never comes where lust and fame and greed of gain reside.”
“The individual’s life is in the life of the whole, the individual’s happiness is in the happiness of the whole; apart from the whole, the individual’s existence is inconceivable—this is an eternal truth and is the bed-rock on which the universe is built.”
“All truth is eternal. Truth is nobody’s property; no race, no individual can lay any exclusive claim to it. Truth is the nature of all souls.”
“Seek truth for truth’s sake alone, look not for bliss. It may come, but do not let that be your incentive. Have no motive except God. Dare to come to Truth even through hell.”
“This world is neither true nor untrue, it is the shadow of truth.”
“Find out the truth about God and about your own soul and thus attain to liberation.”
“It is truth alone that makes us free.”
“Everything can be sacrificed for truth, but truth cannot be sacrificed for anything.”
“Let us hold on to truth unto death, and from life to life.”
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Swami Vivekananda (12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902) was an Indian saint, social reformer, and a great teacher of mankind. He was the foremost disciple of Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Dev who is considered as the prophet of modern age. Swami Vivekananda was a towering spiritual personality, great thinker, orator and the prophet of universal harmony and progress.