The dedicated ever enjoy Supreme Peace. Therefore, live only to serve.

Never give up; nothing is done overnight. Anyone who achieved anything in life always did it after many failures. Don’t give up hope.

There is one Cosmic Essence, all-pervading, all-knowing, all-powerful. This nameless formless essence can be approached by any name, any form, any symbol that suites the taste of the individual. Follow your religion, but try to understand the real purpose behind all of the rituals and traditions, and experience that Oneness.

You are not given the light by anyone—not even by a spiritual teacher. You are that light.

Yoga believes in transforming the individual before transforming the world.

You are the cause of your own joy or your own misery. You hold that power. You are your own friend and your own enemy.

Temples and churches have become social centers. They have lost their original purpose because the minds of the people are more attracted to worldly things than to prayer. The lips repeat the prayer mechanically like a phonograph record, but the mind wanders to other places. (23-24)