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

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.

The fly that touches honey cannot use it’s wings; so too the soul that clings to spiritual sweetness ruins it’s freedom and hinders contemplation.

What the soul sees and has experienced, that it knows; the rest is appearance, prejudice and opinion.

We are sons of God And must be even as he.

The all-embracing vast being which is there behind the play of the universe and with which you will have to identify yourself – for this is your true self.

When Reason died, then Wisdom was born.

The first principle of true teaching is that nothing can be taught.

Each victory gained over oneself means new strength to gain more victories.

Evolution of consciousness is the central motive of terrestrial existence.

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

Perfect health, sincerity, honesty, straightforwardness, courage, disinterestedness, unselfishness, patience, endurance, perseverance, peace, calm, self control are all things that are taught infinitely better by example than by beautiful speeches.

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

Not in the state of unconsciousness, but in full awareness when the higher Power will descend into and direct us, then only the yogic life will begin.

We cannot afford to raise any institution to the rank of a fetish. To do so would be simply to become the slaves of our own machinery.

To have a developed intellect is always helpful if one can enlighten it from above and turn it to a divine use.

The cup has to be left clean and empty for the divine liquor to be poured into it.

If men will not be governed by the Ten Commandments, they shall be governed by the ten thousand commandments

Life is bendable to our will more than we know. In fact, that’s the deal. If we don’t know that life bends to our will, it will not. So the trick is to know that life is on our side — and but awaits our command.

When I am consumed by my problems-stressed out about my life, my family, and my job-I actually convey the belief that I think the circumstances are more important than God’s command to always rejoice.

God commands you to pray, but forbids you to worry.

No man can break any of the Ten Commandments. He can only break himself against them.

If in the sight of God you cannot say you are sure that you have a special call to stay at home, why are you disobeying the Saviour’s plain command to go?

Souls generally do not fall away from Christ because of the Creed; they first have difficulty with the Commandments.

Civilization is always in danger when those who have never learned to obey are given the right to command.