They alone live whose lives are in the whole universe, and the more we concentrate our lives on limited things, the faster we go towards death. Those moments alone we live when our lives are in the universe, in others; and living this little life is death, simply death, and that is why the fear of death comes.

Man, therefore, according to the Vedanta philosophy, is the greatest being that is in the universe.

If superstition enters, the brain is gone.

Music is the highest art and to those who understand, is the highest worship

National prosperity is another name for death and degradation to millions of other races.

The past was great no doubt, but I sincerely believe that the future will be more glorious still.

It is weakness, says the Vedanta, which is the cause of all misery in this world. Weakness is the one cause of suffering. We become miserable because we are weak. We lie, steal, kill and commit other crimes, because we are weak. We die because we are weak. Where there is nothing to weaken us, there is no death nor sorrow. We are miserable through delusion. Give up the delusion and the whole thing vanishes.