Everything is fraught with fear: Renunciation alone is fearless.

There is no power on earth which can be kept long confined within a narrow limit. It cannot be kept compressed too long to allow of expansion at a subsequent period.

Anything that is western origin, first you verify it, then accept it. Anything that is Indian origin, first accept it, then verify it if necessary.

Always keep the mind cheerful. Everyone will die once. Cowards suffer the pangs of death again and again, solely due to the fear in their own minds.

The essence of our Faith consists simply in this freedom of the Ishta.

Excessive attention to the minutiae of astrology is one of the superstitions which has hurt the Hindus very much.

Everything must be sacrificed, if necessary, for that one sentiment: universality.