India saw from the beginning, - and, even in her ages of reason and her age of increasing ignorance, she never lost hold of the insight, - that life cannot be rightly seen in the sole light, cannot be perfectly lived in the sole power of its externalities.

The all-embracing vast being which is there behind the play of the universe and with which you will have to identify yourself - for this is your true self.

There is the physical mind which is mechanical but the awareness which is the essential character (dharma) of the mind is also to some extent present there.

She saw too that man has the power of exceeding himself, of becoming himself more entirely and profoundly than he is, - truths which have only recently begun to be seen in Europe and seem even now too great for its common intelligence.

When thou findest thyself scorning another, look then at thy own heart and laugh at thy folly.

Arise, transcend Thyself, Thou art man and the whole nature of man Is to become more than himself.

An active mind needs an outlet. If it stops by itself from within, well and good; otherwise one should not try to stop this by force.