With the attraction for lust and lucre working the other way, how many long for the realisation of God?

Only when creation stops can we find the Absolute. The Absolute is in the soul, not in creation. So by stopping creation, we come to know the Absolute.

Purity, perseverance, and energy- these three I want.

The Vedanta recognizes no sin it only recognizes error. And the greatest error, says the Vedanta is to say that you are weak, that you are a sinner, a miserable creature, and that you have no power and you cannot do this and that.

The root of evil is in the illusion that we are bodies. This, if any, is the original sin.

Let us work without desire for name or fame or rule over others. Let us be free from the triple bonds of lust, greed of gain, and anger. And this truth is with us!

In a day, when you don't come across any problems - you can be sure that you are travelling in a wrong path