Prayer is no mere exercise of words or of the ears, it is no mere repetition of empty formula.

My shyness has been in reality my shield and buckler. It has allowed me to grow. It has helped me in my discernment of truth.

It took Britain half the resources of the planet to achieve its prosperity; how many planets will a country like India require?

Moral restrictions tend to become lax in a foreign country, since the fear of social opinion disappears.

The canker has so eaten into the society that in many cases the only meaning of education is a knowledge of English.

A seeker of truth will never begin by discounting his opponent's statement as unworthy of trust.

Hinduism has made marvelous discoveries in things of religion, of the spirit, of the soul. We have no eye for these great and fine discoveries. We are dazzled by the material progress that Western science has made. Ancient India has survived because Hinduism was not developed along material but spiritual lines.