Since everything emanates from God, he is the embodied principle in every being. Each one of us is made from God. Tat twam asi - "You are That One" who is eternally blissful, that one principle manifesting itself as this variety of Creation.

The power of concentration is the only key to the treasure-house of knowledge.

This is the line of life, this is the line of growth, and this is the line of well-being in India - to follow the track of religion.

Man is guided by the stomach. He walks and the stomach goes first and the head afterwards. Have you not seen that? It will take ages for the head to go first.

This life is a tremendous assertion of freedom

May the Lord ordain that your son becomes a man, and never a coward!

May He who is the Brahman of the Hindus, the Ahura-Mazda of the Zoroastrians, the Buddha of the Buddhists, the Jehovah of the Jews, the Father in Heaven of the Christians give strength to you to carry out your noble idea.