No matter what that makes elastic - sharply, intellectually and sincerely, keep at bay it as noxious waste.

I am proud to call myself a Hindu, I am proud that I am one of your unworthy servants. I am proud that I am a countryman of yours, you the descendants of the sages, you the descendants of the most glorious Rishis the world ever saw. Therefore have faith in yourselves, be proud of your ancestors, instead of being ashamed of them.

Have faith in man, whether he appears to you to be a very learned one or a most ignorant one

The more you think of yourself as shining immortal spirit, the more eager you will be to be absolutely free of matter, body, and senses. This is the intense desire to be free.

The natural state of this universe is attraction; and that is surely followed by an ultimate disunion.

Not even the deepest sleep will give you such a rest as meditation can. The mind goes on jumping even in deepest sleep. Just those few moments in meditation your brain has almost stopped. ... You forget the body. ... You feel such pleasure in it. You become so light. This perfect rest we will get in meditation.

When you talk and think of the Absolute, you have to do it in the relative; so all these logical arguments apply.