All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark.

Impurity is a mere superimposition under which your real nature has become hidden. But the real you is already perfect, already strong.

The Hindus have a peculiar slovenliness in business matters, not being sufficiently methodical and strict in keeping accounts etc.

This is the central idea of the Gita- to be calm and steadfast in all circumstances, with one's body, mind, and soul centered at His hallowed feet!

The secret of image - worship is that you are trying to develop your vision of Divinity in one thing.

The principles of the Vedanta not only should be preached everywhere in India, but also outside. Our thought must enter into the make-up of the minds of every nation, not through writings, but through persons.

The banyan tree does not mean awakening, nor does the hill, nor the saint, nor the European couple. The lotus is a symbol of regeneration.