"Seek no praise, no reward, for anything..." - Quote by Swami Vivekananda
Seek no praise, no reward, for anything you do. No sooner do we perform a good action than we begin to desire credit for it. No sooner do we give money to some charity than we want to see our names blazoned in the papers. Misery must come as the result of such desires.
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“Even books are nurses, medicines are nurses. But we must work to bring about the time when man shall recognise his mastery over his own body. Herbs and medicines have power over us as long as we allow them; when we become strong, these external methods are no more necessary.”
“The mind is but the subtle part of the body. You must retain great strength in your mind and words.”
“Good and evil thoughts are each a potent power, and they fill the universe.”
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“I'm more than comfortable just sitting back and scoring 21, 22 points or whatever and getting 10, 11 assists whatever the case might be. More than comfortable with that. It's just a matter of the pieces that you have around you and what you can do to elevate everybody else.”
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“Life wants you to serve something more than yourself. When you serve something more than yourself, you are served. It's the most ironic thing in the world.”
More on Detachment
“As soon as you have made a thought, laugh at it.”
“That man has reached immortality who is disturbed by nothing material.”
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