God is in all men, but all men are not in God; that is why we suffer.

To work without attachment is to work without the expectation of reward or fear of any punishment in this world or the next. Work so done is a means to the end, and God is the end.

That knowledge which purifies the mind and heart alone is true Knowledge, all else is only a negation of Knowledge.

If diving once does not bring you pearls, you need not therefore conclude that the sea is without them.

The rishis of old attained the Knowledge of Brahman. One cannot have this so long as there is the slightest trace of worldliness. How hard the rishis laboured ! Early in the morning they would go away from the hermitage, and would spend the whole day in solitude, meditating on Brahman. At night they would return to the hermitage and eat a little fruit or roots. They kept their mind aloof from the objects of sight, hearing, touch, and other things of a worldly nature. Only thus did they realize Brahman as their own inner conciousness.

The winds of grace blow all the time. All we need to do is set our sails.

Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious.