All these ideas such as astrology, although there may be a grain of truth in them, should be avoided.

I hear, Western people say, "The world was created for us." If tigers could write books, they would say, man was created for them and that man is a most sinful animal, because he does not allow him (the tiger) to catch him easily. The worm that crawls under your feet today is a God to be.

We must be bright and cheerful. Long faces do not make religion. Religion should be the most joyful thing in the world, because it is the best.

The same fire that cooks a meal for us may burn a child, and it is no fault of the fire if it does so; the difference lies in the way in which it is used.

Om is the pointed piece and Dhyâna (meditation) is the friction.

Cut the bondage of all worldly affections; go beyond laziness and all care as to what becomes of you.

Our religion teaches that anger is a great sin, even if it is "righteous".