Man, therefore, according to the Vedanta philosophy, is the greatest being that is in the universe.

The forms have value only so far as they are expressions of the life within. If they have ceased to express life, crush them out without mercy.

Watch people do their most common actions; these are indeed the things that will tell you the real character of a great person.

Pleasure is not the goal of man, but knowledge. Pleasure and happiness comes to an end. It is a mistake to suppose that pleasure is the goal. The cause of all the miseries we have in the world is that men foolishly think pleasure to be the ideal to strive for. After a time man finds that it is not happiness, but knowledge, towards which he is going, and that both pleasure and pain are great teachers.

Take off the veil of hypnotism which you have cast upon the world, send not out thoughts and words of weakness unto humanity.

First, believe in the world - that there is meaning behind everything.

Hindus believe Buddha to be an Avatara.