The vapour becomes snow, then water, then Ganga; but when it is vapour, there is no Ganga, and when it is water, we think of no vapour in it. The idea of creation or change is inseparably connected with will. So long as we perceive this world in motion, we have to conceive will behind it.

There cannot be any form unless it is the result of force and matter; and all combinations must dissolve.

Avoid all mystery. There is no mystery in religion.

Say to your own minds, "I am He, I am He". Let it ring day and night in your minds like a song, and at the point of death declare : "I am He". That is truth; the infinite strength of the world is yours.

You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself.

Turn thy gaze inward, wherein resides the Supreme Self.

Test everything, try everything, and then believe it, and if you find it for the good of many, give it to all.