The West regards marriage as consisting in all that lies beyond the legal tie, while in India it is thought of as a bond thrown by society round two people to unite them together for all eternity. Those two must wed each other, whether they will or not, in life after life. Each acquires half of the merit of the other. And if one seems in this life to have fallen hopelessly behind, it is for the other only to wait and beat time, till he or she catches up again!
Swami VivekanandaEach man has a mission in life, which is the result of all his infinite past Karma.
Swami VivekanandaThe Self when it appears behind the universe is called God. The same Self when it appears behind this little universe-the body-is the soul.
Swami Vivekananda