The world is a demon. It is a kingdom of which the puny ego is king. Put it away and stand firm.

The whole life is a succession of dreams. My ambition is to be a conscious dreamer, that is all.

Art must be in touch with nature - and wherever that touch is gone, Art degenerates - yet it must be above nature.

Please everyone without becoming a hypocrite or a coward.

Form and formless are intertwined in this world. The formless can only be expressed in form and form can only be thought with the formless.

Be free; hope for nothing from anyone. I am sure if you look back upon your lives you will find that you were always vainly trying to get help from others which never came.

The ideal of womanhood in India is motherhood - that marvellous, unselfish, all - suffering, ever - forgiving mother.