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"Every little bit, every atom inside the universe, is in a constant state of change and motion, but the universe as a whole is unchangeable, because motion or change is a relative thing; we can only think of something in motion in comparison with something which is not moving."
"Every atom is working and resisting every thought in the mind. Everything we see and know is but the resultant of these two forces."
"Holiness sincerity, and faith."
"The mind in its foolishness thinks that it is working in this body. Why should I be bound by one system of nerves, and put the Ego only in one body, if the mind is omnipresent? There is no reason why I should.[Source] The root of that degeneration is egotism - to think that one is just as great as any other, indeed!"
"Here in India, it is religion that forms the very core of the national heart. It is the backbone, the bed-rock, the foundation upon which the national edifice has been built. Politics, power, and even intellect form a secondary consideration here. Religion, therefore, is the one consideration in India."
"Know this also to be one of the spiritual practices, a discipline for God - realisation. Its aim also is Self - realisation."
"All motion, either in the body or anywhere else, is the work of this Prana."
"From Him are all name and form; all the animals and men are from Him. He is the one Supreme. He who knows Him becomes free."
"Is there no room for art in the spoken language? What is the use of creating an unnatural language to the exclusion of the natural one?"
"Out of Mahat comes universal egoism."
"When we free ourselves from name and form, especially from a body - when we need no body, good or bad - then only do we escape from bondage."
"How often does a man ruin his disciples by remaining always with them! When men are once trained, it is essential that their leader leave them, for without his absence they cannot develop themselves. Plants always remain small under a big tree."
"Only when a man sees this universe as God does the veil fall from his eyes; then that man, purified and cleansed, finds his whole vision changed."
"Everything that has form, everything that is the result of combination, is evolved out of this Akasha."
"Perfection is one thing and enjoyment another; these two having different ends, engage men differently."
"Everything has a cause."
"Motion is the sign of life."
"Do you think there is any other means of achieving progress except through Rajas?"
"I do not call it religion so long as it is confined to books and dogmas."
"We have seen that our vigour, our strength, nay, our national life is in our religion."