Let us give out of our own bounty, just as God gives to us.

Every work has got to pass through hundreds of difficulties before succeeding. Those that persevere will see the light, sooner or later.

Holy meditation helps to burn out all mental impurities.

I do not call it religion so long as it is confined to books and dogmas.

One may gain political and social independence, but if one is a slave to his passions and desires, one cannot feel the pure joy of real freedom

We have lost faith in ourselves. Therefore to preach the Advaita aspect of the Vedanta is necessary to rouse up the hearts of men, to show them the glory of their souls. It is therefore that I preach this Advaita, and I do so not as a sectarian, but upon universal and widely acceptable grounds.

Purity, perseverance, and energy- these three I want.