The inward battle--against our mind, our wounds, and the residues of the past--is more terrible than outward battle.

Arrogance is a mixture of impertinence, disobedience, indiscipline, rudeness, harshness, and a self-assertive nature.

There is a tricycle in man. He knows, he feels and acts. He has emotion, intellect and will. He must develop head, heart and hand.

Serve, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate, Realize.

The practice of 'asanas' and 'pranayama' wards off disease and helps to maintain alertness.

Your duty is to treat everybody with love as a manifestation of the Lord.

The harder the struggle, the more glorious the triumph. Self-realization demands very great struggle.

Today is your own. Tomorrow perchance may never come.

Be for ever a student. He and he alone is an old man who feels that he has learnt enough and has need for no more knowledge.

The secret of life is not enjoyment but education through experience.

Always do good to others. Be selfless. Mentally remove everything and be free. This is divine life. This is the direct way to Moksha or salvation.

Terrible is the fight put up by the senses. Fight bravely! Conquer them you must.

The secret of life is in love the love of God and the service of humanity.

The benefits of Mouna (Silence) are incalculable.

Eating, drinking, sleeping a little laughter ! much weeping! Is that all ? Do not die here like a worm. Wake up! Attain immortal bliss!

Life is the unfolding of the latent capacities of the soul.

A purified mind can grasp anything. It can dive deep into the subtlest subject and understand even transcendental things.

Practice meditation regularly. Meditation leads to eternal bliss. Therefore meditate, meditate.

Crave for a thing, you will get it. Renounce the craving, the object will follow you by itself.