A Sannyasin cannot belong to any religion, for his is a life of independent thought, which draws from all religions; his is a life of realisation, not merely of theory or belief, much less of dogma.

Practice makes us what we shall be.

Praise and blame, good and bad, even heat and cold, must be equally acceptable to us.

To realize the spirit as spirit is practical religion. Everything else is good so far as it leads to this one grand idea.

What can be my highest idea of forgiveness? Nothing beyond myself. Which of you can jump out of your own bodies? Which of you can jump out of your own minds? Not one of you.

According to us, there are three things in the makeup of man. There is the body, there is the mind, and there is the soul.

With eternal faith in Him, set fire to the mountain of misery that has been heaped upon India for ages - and it shall be burned down.