Give up all desire for enjoyment in earth or heaven. Control the organs of the senses and control the mind. Bear every misery without even knowing that you are miserable. Think of nothing but spiritual freedom.

Despondency is not religion, whatever else it may be.

Materialism and all its miseries can never be conquered by materialism.

We see many persons talking the most wonderfully fine things about charity and about equality and the rights of other people and all that, but it is only in theory. I was so fortunate as to find one who was able to carry theory into practice. He had the most wonderful faculty of carrying everything into practice which he thought was right.

Purusha is the; great attraction of the universe; though untouched by and unconnected with the universe, yet it attracts the whole; universe.

One thing I must tell you. Idolatry in India does not mean anything horrible. It is not the mother of harlots.

God is always God, but the views which people and nations may take of him vary. No higher view is known than that of love.