Man is man so long as he is struggling to rise above nature, and this nature is both internal and external.

It is good to love God for hope of reward, but it is better to love God for love's sake; and the prayer goes: O Lord, I do not want wealth nor children nor learning. If it be Thy will, I shall go from birth to birth. But grant me this, that I may love thee without the hope of reward 'love' unselfishly for love's sake.

We do not depend upon any external help in meditation.

What do you gain in heaven? You become gods, drink nectar, and get rheumatism. There is less misery there than on earth, but also less truth.

I am neither the mind, nor the intellect, nor the ego, nor the mind-stuff

Purity, patience and perseverance overcome all obstacles. All great things must of necessity be slow.

How often does a man ruin his disciples by remaining always with them! When men are once trained, it is essential that their leader leave them, for without his absence they cannot develop themselves. Plants always remain small under a big tree.