The essence of Vedanta is that there is but one Being and that every soul is that Being in full, not a part of that Being.

Men are taught from childhood that they are weak and sinners. Teach them that they are all glorious children of immortality, even those who are the weakest in manifestation.

If the Lord wills, we shall make this Math a great centre of harmony. Our Lord is the visible embodiment of the harmony of all ideals. He will be established on earth if we keep alive that spirit of harmony here. We must see to it that people of all creeds and sects, from the Brahmana down to the Chandala, may come here and find their respective ideals manifested.

The progress and civilisation of the human race simply mean controlling this nature.

All knowledge that the world has ever received comes from the mind; the infinite library of the universe is in our own mind.

What is the use of talking of one's mistakes to the world? They cannot thereby be undone. For what one has done one must suffer; one must try and do better. The world sympathizes only with the strong and the powerful.

Religion lies in being and becoming, in realization.