The coward, afraid of the lash, with one hand wipes his eyes and gives with the other. Of what avail are such gifts?

The book is all in us. Fool, hearest not thou? In thine own heart day and night is singing that Eternal Music - Sachchidânanda, soham, soham - Existence-Knowledge-Bliss Absolute, I am He, I am He.

That is the great fact which you ought to remember. We are the children of the Almighty, we are sparks of the infinite, divine fire. How can we be nothings? We are everything, ready to do everything, we can do everything, and man must do everything.

Do not believe a thing because you have read about it in a book. Do not believe a thing because another man has said it was true. Do not believe in words because they are hallowed by tradition. Find out the truth for yourself. Reason it out. That is realization.

Education is the manifestation of perfection already existing in man.

We first observe facts, then generalise, and then draw conclusions or principles.

I do not call it religion so long as it is confined to books and dogmas.