We must always remember that God is Love. "A fool indeed is he who, living on the banks of the Ganga, seeks to dig a little well for water. A fool indeed is the man who, living near a mine of diamonds, spends his life in searching for beads of glass." God is that mine of diamonds. We are fools indeed to give up God for legends of ghosts or flying hobgoblins. It is a disease, a morbid desire.
Swami VivekanandaOne thing I must tell you. Idolatry in India does not mean anything horrible. It is not the mother of harlots.
Swami VivekanandaWhat do you gain in heaven? You become gods, drink nectar, and get rheumatism. There is less misery there than on earth, but also less truth.
Swami VivekanandaThe body must be properly taken care of. The people who torture their flesh are demoniacal.
Swami Vivekananda