Some men, who begin by saying that the world is a hell, often end by saying that it is a heaven when they succeed in the practice of self-control.

All these ideas such as astrology, although there may be a grain of truth in them, should be avoided.

Arise! Awake! and stop not until the goal is reached.

First, meditation should be of a negative nature. Think away everything. Analyse everything that comes in the mind by the sheer action of the will. Next, assert what we really are-existence, knowledge, and bliss-being, knowing, and loving.

Religion is not an imitation of Jesus or Mohammed. Even if an imitation is good, it is never genuine. Be not an imitation of Jesus, but be Jesus, You are quite as great as Jesus, Buddha, or anybody else. If we are not ... we must struggle and be. I would not be exactly like Jesus. It is unnecessary that I should be born a Jew.

Many a time comes when we want to interpret our weakness and cowardice as forgiveness and renunciation.

A brave, frank, clean-hearted, courageous and aspiring youth is the only foundation on which the future nation can be built.