The essence of our Faith consists simply in this freedom of the Ishta.

To me the thought of oneself as low and humble is a sin and ignorance.

The attempt is to kill the false "I", so that the real "I", the Lord, will reign. "I the Lord thy God am a jealous God. Thou shalt have no other gods before me," say the Hebrew scriptures.

Do not lower your goals to the level of your abilities. Instead, raise your abilities to the height of your goals.

Religion is the one and sole interest of the people of India.

Consciously or unconsciously, we are all striving for perfection. Every being must attain to it.

Give up the awful disease that is creeping into our national blood, that idea of ridiculing everything, that loss of seriousness. Give that up. Be strong and have this Shraddha, and everything else is bound to follow.