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- It is an irrational claim to believe in the teachings of Jesus Christ and at the same time to hold that the greater part of…
- You have heard that Christ said, 'My words are spirit and they are life'. So are my words spirit and life; they will burn their…
- "Why should I become angry just because another man has made a fool of himself. Do thou resist not evil!" That is what the lovers…
- Religion has become to many merely a means of doing a little charity work, just to amuse them after a hard day's labour - they…
- What is meant by charity? Charity is not fundamental. It is really helping on the misery of the world, not eradicating it. One looks for…
- Meditative state is the highest state of existence. So long as there is desire, no real happiness can come. It is only the contemplative, witness-like…
- The hard discipline, with the exception of one great good point, is fraught with evil. The good point is that men can do one or…
- The present Hindu society is organised only for spiritual men, and hopelessly crushes out everybody else. Why? Where shall they go who want to enjoy…
- That the Hindus, absorbed in the ideal, lacked in realistic observation is evident from this. Take painting and sculpture. What do you see in the…
- There is this difference between the love taught by Christianity and that taught by Hinduism: Christianity teaches us to love our neighbours as we should…
- Too early religious advancement of the Hindus and that superfineness in everything which made them cling to higher alternatives, have reduced them to what they…
- Let us realise [that] we are the infinite power. Who put a limit to the power of mind? Let us realise we are all mind.…
- Fill the brain with high thoughts, highest ideals, place them day and night before you, and out of that will come great work.
- If you are a strong man, very good! But do not curse others who are not strong enough for you. ...Everyone says, "Woe unto you…
- Cowards never win victories. We have to fight fear and troubles and ignorance if we expect them to flee before us.
- Have faith in yourselves, be proud of your ancestors, instead of being ashamed of them.
- I am proud to call myself a Hindu, I am proud that I am one of your unworthy servants. I am proud that I am…
- Life without death and happiness without misery are contradiction and neither can be found alone, because each of them is a different manifestation of the…
- "Face the brutes." That is a lesson for all life-face the terrible, face it boldly. Like the monkeys, the hardships of life fall back when…
- Be strong , my young friends; that is my advice to you. You will be nearer to Heaven through football than through the study of…
- Do not be afraid of a small beginning. great things come afterwards. Be courageous. Do not try to lead your brethren, but serve them. The…
- To his enemies the householder must be a hero. Them he must resist. That is the duty of the householder. He must not sit down…
- The forms have value only so far as they are expressions of the life within. If they have ceased to express life, crush them out…
- All these ideas such as astrology, although there may be a grain of truth in them, should be avoided.
- I have seen some astrologers who predicted wonderful things; but I have no reason to believe they predicted them only from the stars, or anything…
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