Everything can be sacrificed for truth, but truth cannot be sacrificed for anything.
Swami VivekanandaRead
The progress of the world means more enjoyment and more misery too.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The advancement of society brings both positive and negative experiences.
Swami Vivekananda's quote reflects the dual nature of progress in the world. While advancements lead to increased enjoyment and opportunities for happiness, they also bring about new challenges and sources of misery. This highlights the complexity of human experience, where growth often involves both joy and suffering.
Themes
ProgressEnjoymentMiseryWorldDuality
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about the impact of technology on our lives, this quote emphasizes the mixed outcomes of innovation.
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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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