We but mirror the world. All the tendencies present in the outer world are to be found in the world of our body. If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. This is the divine mystery supreme. A wonderful thing it is and the source of our happiness. We need not wait to see what others do.

Happiness, the goal to which we all are striving is reached by endeavoring to make the lives of others happy, and if by renouncing the luxuries of life we can lighten the burdens of others.... surely the simplification of our wants is a thing greatly to be desired! And so, if instead of supposing that we must become hermits and dwellers in caves in order to practice simplicity, we set about simplifying our affairs, each according to his own convictions and opportunity, much good will result and the simple life will at once be established.

A coward is less than a man. He does not deserve to be a member of a society of men and women

All true art must help the soul to realize its inner self.

When a man fasts, it is not the gallons of water he drinks that sustains him, but God.

Yajna is not yajna if one feels it to be burdensome or annoying.

Always believe in your dreams, because if you don't, you'll still have hope.