Despondency is not religion, whatever else it may be.

To be more free is the goal of all our efforts, for only in perfect freedom can there be perfection.

A man could be in a throne and have no attachment at all; another one could be in rags and have many attachments.

This is the great lesson that we are here to learn through myriads of births and heavens and hells - that there is nothing to be asked for, desired for, beyond one's spiritual Self (atman).

Man cannot be satisfied by wealth. Man cannot go beyond his nature, no more than you can jump out of your body.

The Church tries to fit Christ into it, not the Church into Christ.

The fault with all religions like Christianity is that they have one set of rules for all. But Hindu religion is suited to all grades of religious aspiration and progress. It contains all the ideals in their perfect form. For example, the ideal of Shanta or blessedness is to be found in Vasishtha; that of love in Krishna; that of duty in Rama and Sita; and that of intellect in Shukadeva. Study the characters of these and of other ideal men. Adopt one which suits you best.