The ego is a very bad quality. Ego sees everything as separate.

PERFORM all acts with as much love as you would offer God. In Truth, you eat for the satisfaction of the I in you and dress up to please the self-same I. The husband loves his wife for the sake of the I. And who is this I that is persistently inherent in everyone? It is God Himself.

Your duty is to pray for the welfare of the world and to work for it as far as it lies in your power.

Anger, ego, jealousy are the biggest diseases. Keep yourself aloof from these three diseases.

Without Self-confidence there cannot be God. So, first there must be Self-confidence and love of God.

Being a good example is the best form of service.

Life is endless, not punctuated by nights, days, months and years - for all are one, in the eternal stream.

There was no one to understand Me until I created the whole world.

Swami cannot give peace of mind; you must work for it yourselves. First, stop the questioning and ask, 'who am I?'. This is my body, my mind, my intelligence. But who is this 'My'? Who is it that claims the ownership of that which is declared to be 'mine'? 'My' indicates ownership. That 'My' is the life. As long as the life is in the body, there is this connection between the 'my' and the intellect - 'my' body, 'my' house, 'my' land. But the moment you remove the life from the body, there is no 'my' or sense of possession. Life is God.

Practice the vocabulary of love - unlearn the language of hate and contempt.

The Self is you. It is everything. It is God. That is who you really are.

As close as you are to God, so close is God to you.

Violence in any form is evil and to kill innocent animals is tantamount to blatant savagery.

Whoever aspires to win the grace of God should cultivate at the outset the quality of Kshama (Forgiveness).

All are one family, serve all.

The gift of food to the hungry is the noblest of all gifts.

There is no one who can change My course or affect My conduct to the slightest extent. I am the Master over all.

Without modesty, woman is devoid of beauty and culture. Humility, purity of thought and manners, meekness, surrender to high ideals, sensitivity, sweetness of temper - the peculiar blend of all these qualities is modesty. It is the most invaluable of all jewels for women.

Certain countries are dumping nuclear waste directly into the ocean, making fish flesh even more poisonous.

Duty without love is deplorable.

All is divine, all is God, and unity is divinity.

Whenever you undertake to do something, do it thoroughly or not at all.

Before you speak, ask yourself, is it kind, is it necessary, is it true, does it improve the silence?