Man cannot be satisfied by wealth. Man cannot go beyond his nature, no more than you can jump out of your body.

The Vedanta teaches men to have faith in themselves first.

Religion for a long time has come to be static in India. What we want is to make it dynamic. I want it to be brought into the life of everybody.

Ignorance is death, Knowledge is life.

Him I call a Mahatma (great soul) whose heart bleeds for the poor, otherwise he is a Duratma (wicked soul). Let us unite our wills in continued prayer for their good.

From Him are all name and form; all the animals and men are from Him. He is the one Supreme. He who knows Him becomes free.

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.