It is the subjective world that rules the objective. Change the subject, and the object is bound to change; purify youreslf, and the world is bound to be purified.

Excessive attention to the minutiae of astrology is one of the superstitions which has hurt the Hindus very much.

Infinite patience, infinite purity, and infinite perseverance are the secret of success in a good cause.

Just as the body has its progress and decadence, so also has the mind, and, therefore, the mind is not the soul, because the soul can neither decay nor degenerate.

Manushya (man) is a being with Manas (mind); and as soon as his thinking power goes, he becomes no better than an animal.

See how the Ganga flows by and what a nice building! I like this place. This is the ideal kind of place for a Math. (in Belur, West Bengal).

Fill the brain with high thoughts, highest ideals, place them day and night before you, and out of that will come great work.