Every one wants to command, and no one wants to obey; and this is owing to the absence of that wonderful brahmacharya system of yore. First, learn to obey. The command will come by itself. Always first learn to be a servant, and then you will be fit to be a master.

In art, interest must be centred on the principal theme.

Each man must begin where he stands, must learn how to control the things that are nearest to him.

If it is strength, go down into hell and get hold of it!

The power of meditation gets us everything. If you want to get power over nature, [you can have it through meditation]. It is through the power of meditation all scientific facts are discovered today. They study the subject and forget everything, their own identity and everything, and then the great fact comes like a flash.

This is the one great idea to understand that our power is already ours, our salvation is already within us.

Superhuman power is not strong enough.