Renunciation is of the mind.

Work hard, be steady, and have faith in the Lord. Set to work.

As soon as extreme attachment comes, a man loses himself, he is no more master of himself, he is a slave.

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

This is a world of good and evil. Wherever there is good, evil follows, but beyond and behind all these manifestations, all these contradictions, the Vedanta finds out that Unity. It says, "Give up what is evil and give up what is good." What remains then? Behind good and evil stands something which is yours, the real you, beyond every evil, and beyond every good too, and it is that which is manifesting itself as good and bad. Know that first, and then and then alone you will be a true optimist, and not before; for then you will be able to control everything.

It is the patient building of character, the intense struggle to realize the truth, which alone will tell in the future of humanity.

Hindu Dharma is the quintessence of our national life, hold fast to it if you want your country to survive, or else you would be wiped out in three generations.