Ourselves within us lethal forces nurse; We make of our own enemies our guests.

The Person is a bubble on Time's sea.

Yes, it is difficult for man to cross beyond the idea of duty.

That which we call the Hindu religion is really the Eternal religion because it embraces all others.

Our human knowledge is a candle burnt On a dim altar to a sun-vast Truth.

Inspiration is a slender river of brightness leaping from a vast and eternal knowledge, it exceeds reason more perfectly than reason exceeds the knowledge of the senses.

The supreme end is the freedom of the spirit.

In order to see, you have to stop being in the middle of the picture

All kinds of indications will come from above and whatever you do must be referred to the Above.

An aimless life is always a troubled life. Every individual should have an aim. But do not forget that the quality of your aim will depend on the quality of your life. Your aim should be high and wide, generous and disinterested; this will make your life precious to yourself and to others. Whatever your ideal, it cannot be perfectly realized unless you have realized perfection in yourself.

India saw from the beginning, - and, even in her ages of reason and her age of increasing ignorance, she never lost hold of the insight, - that life cannot be rightly seen in the sole light, cannot be perfectly lived in the sole power of its externalities.

Sin and virtue are a game of resistance we play with God in His efforts to draw us towards perfection.

If Hell were possible, it would be the shortest cut to the highest heaven. For verily God loveth.

The whole world yearns after freedom, yet each creature is in love with his chains; this is the first paradox and inextricable knot of our nature.

Even if the being is not entirely purified, varieties of inspirations and powers may come down from above, but this may lead to serious errors. Inspirations from above mixing with the impurities from below get all muddled up and the sadhak takes this for an absolute command. Many a sadhak has thus fallen into danger. Therefore, one must particularly lay stress on the purification of the being.

India is the meeting-place of the religions and among these Hinduism alone is by itself a vast and complex thing, not so much a religion as a great diversified and yet subtly unified mass of spiritual thought, realization and aspiration.

The Atheist is God playing at hide and seek with Himself.

When we have passed beyond knowings, then we shall have Knowledge.

The expression "from above" is for us only a way of speaking. Many receive from above the command for action - we call it intuition.

What men call knowledge, is the reasoned acceptance of false appearances. Wisdom looks behind the veil and sees.

Yes, this Purusha consciousness must be maintained; otherwise the calm will not last. The knocks and blows that come from outside cannot disturb one, if this Purusha consciousness remains at the back.

Death is but changing of our robes to wait in wedding garments at the Eternal's gate.

Suffering makes us capable of the full force of the Master of Delight; it makes us capable also to bear the utter play of the Master of Power. Pain is the key that opens the gates of strength; it is the high-road that leads to the city of beatitude.