Each soul is a star and all stars are set in the infinite azure, the eternal sky-the Lord.

Every little bit, every atom inside the universe, is in a constant state of change and motion, but the universe as a whole is unchangeable, because motion or change is a relative thing; we can only think of something in motion in comparison with something which is not moving.

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

The Older I grow, the more everything seems to me to lie in manliness. This is my new gospel

Real love is love for love's sake. I do not ask health or money or life or salvation.

Let the mind be cheerful but calm. Never let it run into excesses, because every excess will be followed by a reaction.

A monk is not forbidden to marry, but if he takes a wife she becomes a monk with the same powers and privileges and occupies the same social position as her husband.