Everything can be sacrificed for truth, but truth cannot be sacrificed for anything.
Swami VivekanandaRead
God is to be worshiped as the one Beloved, dearer than everything in this and the next life.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote emphasizes the importance of loving and worshiping God above all else in both this life and the afterlife.
Swami Vivekananda's quote highlights the profound devotion one should have towards God, portraying God as the ultimate love. It suggests that true fulfillment and purpose in life come from recognizing God as the most cherished presence, transcending all worldly attachments and leading to spiritual enlightenment.
Themes
WorshipLoveGodDevotionSpirituality
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a religious sermon to inspire deeper worship.
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I have come to deal with principles. I have only to preach that God comes again and again, and that He came in India as Krishna, Rama, and Buddha, and that He will come again. It can almost be demonstrated that after each 500 years the world sinks, and a tremendous spiritual wave comes, and on the top of the wave is a Christ.
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Salvation means knowing the truth. We do not become anything; we are what we are. Salvation [comes] by faith and not by work. It is a question of knowledge! You must know what you are, and it is done. The dream vanishes. This you [and others] are dreaming here. When they die, they go to [the] heaven [of their dream]. They live in that dream, and [when it ends], they take a nice body [here], and they are good people.
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