The power which works through the formative principles of every religion in every country is manifested in the forms of religion. . .

Work hard, be steady, and have faith in the Lord. Set to work.

Get up, and set your shoulder to the wheel - How long is this life for? As you have come into this world, leave some mark behind. Otherwise, where is the difference between you and the trees and stones? They too come into existence, decay and die.

Who cares for your bhakti and mukti? Who cares what your scriptures say? I will go into a thousand hells cheerfully if I can rouse my countrymen, immersed in tamas, to stand on their own feet and be men inspired with the spirit of karma-yoga. I am a follower only of he or she who serves and helps others without caring for his own bhakti and mukti!

If the Absolute becomes limited by the mind, It is no more Absolute; It has become finite.

If you have not even a little imagination, you are simply a brute. So you must not lower your ideal, neither are you to lose sight of practicality. We must avoid the two extremes.... You must try to combine in your life immense idealism with immense practicality.

All progress and power are already in every man; perfection is man's nature, only it is barred in and prevented from taking its proper course.