There should be balance in all our actions; to be either extreme or lukewarm is equally bad.

The mystery of sound is mysticism; the harmony of life is religion. The knowledge of vibrations is metaphysics, the analysis of atoms is science, and their harmonious grouping is art. The rhythm of form is poetry, and the rhythm of sound is music. This shows that music is the art of arts and the science of allsciences; and it contains the fountain of all knowledge within itself.

Stand through life firm as a rock in the sea, undisturbed and unmoved by its ever-rising waves

He who with sincerity seeks his real purpose in life is himself sought by that purpose.

Instead of lamenting your fate, create your world.

Selfishness keeps man blind through life.

I played the vina until my heart turned into the same instrument. Then I offered this instrument to the Divine Musician, the only muscian existing. Since then I have become His flute, and when He chooses He plays His music. The people give me credit for this music which, in reality, is not due to me, but to the Musician who plays his own instrument.