Be grateful that the poor man is there, so that by making a gift to him you are able to help yourself

Blame neither man, nor God, nor anyone in the world. When you find yourselves suffering, blame yourselves, and try to do better.

What is the world that is to be given up? It is here. I am carrying it all with me. My own body. It is all for this body that I put my hand voluntarily upon my fellow human beings, just to keep it nice and give it a little pleasure. It is all for the body that I injure others and make mistakes.

Do not believe a thing because you have read about it in a book. Do not believe a thing because another man has said it was true. Do not believe in words because they are hallowed by tradition. Find out the truth for yourself. Reason it out. That is realization.

The mistake is that we cling to the body when it is the spirit that is really immortal.

It is the patient building of character, the intense struggle to realize the truth, which alone will tell in the future of humanity.

Not one atom can rest until it finds its freedom.