The West regards marriage as consisting in all that lies beyond the legal tie, while in India it is thought of as a bond thrown by society round two people to unite them together for all eternity. Those two must wed each other, whether they will or not, in life after life. Each acquires half of the merit of the other. And if one seems in this life to have fallen hopelessly behind, it is for the other only to wait and beat time, till he or she catches up again!

Man never dies, nor is he ever born; bodies die, but he never dies.

This is the line of life, this is the line of growth, and this is the line of well-being in India - to follow the track of religion.

It is the subjective world that rules the objective. Change the subject, and the object is bound to change; purify youreslf, and the world is bound to be purified.

He in whose mind is no anger, hatred, or envy, who never loses his balance, dies, or is born, who is he but God?

Say it with pride we are Hindus

We never want Him. We say, "Lord, give me a fine house." We want the house, not Him. "Give me health! Save me from this difficulty!" When a man wants nothing but Him, [he gets Him].