Desire can be eradicated from the roots by firmly imbibing the four attributes of: Jnan, Atmanishtha, Vairagya, Dharma and the full fledged devotion to God.

If you really want to judge the character of a man, look not at his great performances. Watch a man do his most common actions.

What do you gain in heaven? You become gods, drink nectar, and get rheumatism. There is less misery there than on earth, but also less truth.

Whatever you are doing, put your whole mind on it. If you are shooting, your mind should be only on the target. Then you will never miss. If you are learning your lessons, think only of the lesson. In India boys and girls are taught to do this.

The finer is always the cause, the grosser the effect. So the external world is the effect, the internal the cause.

All progression is in the relative world.

The idea of perfect womanhood is perfect independence