lDo not hate anybody, because that hatred which comes out from you must, in the long run, come back to you, if you love, that love will come back to you, completing the circle.
lI am proud to belong to a religion which has taught the world tolerance & universal acceptance. we believe not only in universal toleration but we accept all religions as true.
lThe fire that warms us can also consume us; it is not the fault of the fire.
lTruth can be stated in a thousand different ways, yet each one can be true
lWhen you are doing any work.. do it as worship, as the highest worship, and devote your whole life to it for the time being.
lEverything is easy when you are busy. But nothing is easy when you are lazy.
lBe the servant while leading. Be unselfish. Have infinite patience, and success is yours.
lThe earth is enjoyed by heroes – this is the unfailing truth. Be a hero. Always say, I have no fear.
lBe not afraid of anything. You will do marvellous work. It is fearlessness that brings heaven even in a moment.
lConquer yourself and the whole universe is yours.
lDare to be free, dare to go as far as you’re thought leads, and dare to carry that out in your life.
lStamp out the negative spirit as if it were a pestilence.
lThe brain and muscles must develop simultaneously. Iron nerves with an intelligent brain – and the whole world is at your feet.
lWe are what our thoughts have made us. So take care about what you think. Words are secondary, thoughts live and travel far.
lBelieve in yourself and the world will be at your feet.
l3 Golden rules!! Who is helping you, don’t forget them. Who is loving you, don’t hate them. Who is trusting you, don’t cheat them
lAll differences in this world are of degree, and not of kind, because oneness is the secret of everything.
lAlways try to represent yourself as happy. Initially, it becomes your look, gradually it becomes your habit and finally it becomes your personality.
lAnything that makes you weak – physically, intellectually and spiritually, reject it as poison
lBless people when they revile you. Think how much good they are doing by helping to stamp out the false ego.
lComfort is no test of truth. Truth is often far from being comfortable.
lDesire, ignorance, and inequality – this is the trinity of bondage.
lDo one thing at a Time, and while doing it put your whole soul into it to the exclusion of all else.
lIf I love myself despite my infinite faults, how can I hate anyone at the glimpse of a few faults?
lDon’t look back -forward infinite energy, infinite enthusiasm, infinite daring, and infinite patience – then alone can great deeds be accomplished.
lEach work has to pass through these stages – ridicule, opposition, and then acceptance. Those who think ahead of their time are sure to be misunderstood.
lHave faith in yourself – all power is in you. Even the poison of a snake is powerless, if you can firmly deny it.
lHave faith in yourselves, great convictions are the mothers of great deeds.
lTake up one idea. Make that one idea your life; dream of it; think of it; live on that idea. Let the brain, the body, muscles, nerves, every part of your body be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success, and this is the way great spiritual giants are produced.
lTalk to yourself at least once in a day otherwise you may miss meeting an excellent person in this world.
lThe cheerful mind perseveres and the strong mind hews its way through a thousand difficulties.
lThat man has reached immortality who is disturbed by nothing material.
lWhatever you believe, that you will be, If you believe yourselves to be ages, ages you will be tomorrow. There is nothing to obstruct you.
lIn a day, when you don’t come across any problems – you can be sure that you are travelling in the wrong path.
lBlessed are they whose bodies get destroyed in the service of others.
lBoth attachment and detachment perfectly developed make a man great and happy.
lCome out of your narrow holes and have a look abroad.
lCondemn none: if you can stretch out a helping hand, do so. If you cannot, fold your hands, bless your brothers, and let them go their own way.
lIf you think yourselves strong, strong you will be.
lIn a conflict between the heart and the brain, follow your heart.
lStand up, be bold, and take the blame on your own shoulders. Do not go about throwing mud at others; for all the faults you suffer from, you are the sole and only cause.
lStrength is Life, Weakness is Death. Expansion is Life, Contraction is Death. Love is Life, Hatred is Death.
lThe whole life is a succession of dreams. My ambition is to be a conscious dreamer, that is all.
lThe world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.
lTake risks in your life, If you win, you can lead! If you lose, you can guide!
lThe power of concentration is the only key to the treasure-house of knowledge.
lThere is no limit to the power of the human mind. The more concentrated it is, the more power is brought to bear on one point.
lThey alone live, who live for others.
lThings do not grow better; they remain as they are. It is we who grow better, by the changes we make in ourselves.
lThrow away all weaknesses. tell your body that it is strong. Tell your mind that it is strong and have unbound faith and hope in yourself.
lYou are the creator of your own destiny.
lYou cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself.
lYou have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.
lThe very reason for nature’s existence is for the education of the soul.
lEducation is the manifestation of perfection already existing in man.
lExperience is the only teacher we have. We may talk and reason all our lives, but we shall not understand a word of truth.
lA fool may buy all the books in the world, and they will be in his library; but he will be able to read only those that he deserves to.
lAll knowledge that the world has ever received comes from the mind; the infinite library of the universe is in our own mind.
lBooks are infinite in number and time is short. The secret of knowledge is to take what is essential. Take that and try to live up to it.
lLearn everything that is good from others, but bring it in, and in your own way adsorb it; do not become others.
lNeither money pays, not name, nor fame, nor learning; it is CHARACTER that can cleave through adamantine walls of difficulties.
lNeither seek nor avoid, take what comes.
lThe great secret of true success, of true happiness, is this: the man or woman who asks for no return, the perfectly unselfish person, is the most successful.
lArise! Awake! Stop not until the goal is reached.
lAll power is within you. You can do anything and everything. Believe in that. Do not believe that you are weak; do not believe that you are half-crazy lunatics, as most of us do nowadays. Stand up and express the divinity within you.
lAll the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark.
lAsk nothing; want nothing in return. Give what you have to give; it will come back to you, but do not think of that now.
lFeel nothing, know nothing, do nothing, have nothing, give up all to God, and say utterly, ‘Thy will be done.’ We only dream of this bondage. Wake up and let it go.
lIf superstitions enter, the brain is gone.