He who has conquered the internal nature controls the whole universe; it becomes his servant.

If you dare declare that you are free, free you are this moment. If you say you are bound, bound you will remain.

What good being object of charity? Give away, ne'er turn to ask in return, Should there be the wealth treasured in thy heart.

It is a retarding element creating hatred and anger, and causing people to fight each other, and making them unsympathetic.

I want to start two institutions, one in Madras and one in Calcutta, to carry out my plan; and that plan briefly is to bring the Vedantic ideals into the everyday practical life of the saint or the sinner, of the sage or the ignoramus, of the Brahmin or the Pariah.

Desire, ignorance, and inequality—this is the trinity of bondage.

The Yogi must always practice.