One has to do sadhana for the total manifestation of the Divine in oneself.

Vain indeed is all overweening pride in the conquest even of the entire universe if one has not conquered one's own passions.

As often as Herman had witnessed the slaughter of animals and fish, he always had the same thought: in their behaviour toward creatures, all men were Nazis. The smugness with which man could do with other species as he pleased exemplified the most extreme racist theories, the principle that might is right.

Evolution of consciousness is the central motive of terrestrial existence.

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.

The inside must be made entirely calm and quiet and there should reign an upward aspiration - a state of awaiting.

Remember that you are at an exceptional hour in a unique epoch, that you have this great happiness, this invaluable privilege, of being present at the birth of a new world.