"To listen is not merely to hear. We in life, hear but very rarely do we know how to listen. To Listen is to hear, with an intellectual alertness and attention of awareness."

"To do your job even if circumstances are not conducive, is our gift to Him-who is the sole Lord of all circumstances."

"In life, the glory lies not in the quarry, but in the chase."

"To define God is to defile God."

"Prosperity is like wine, which goes to the head, and makes man forget his Creator."

"The secret of action is to get established in equanimity, renouncing all egocentric attachments, and forgetting to worry over our successes and failures."

"Adversity, on the contrary, sobers him and reminds him of God and his Glory."

"History is full of instances, wherein, victory would have been to the vanquished, if only they had battled a little longer! We often fail for lack of perseverance in our efforts. We leave our work half done in our impatience. Every job demands its quota of efforts. Never give up too soon."

"Become quietly effective."

"Only when the body becomes a temple does it play the role for the right cause."

"To say, `LORD IS' is Gyanam. But `THE LORD IS I' is Vigyanam."

"Character is formed from the repeated choice of thoughts and action. Make the right choice - You shall have a firm and noble character."

"The glory of life is not never falling. The true glory consists in rising each time we fall."

"The real men of achievement are people who have the heroism to fuel more and more enthusiasm in their work, when they face more and more difficulties."

"The greatness in an ideology is not, in fact, in the ideology; but it is in the subject which lives that ideology."

"Mind can make a hell of heaven. Or a heaven of hell."

"There is no companion like solitude. One who knows how to tune himself to the inner silence, even in the midst of the din and roar of the marketplace, enjoys a most recreative solitude."

"Out of purity and silence come words of power."

"Seek the Lord In the smiles of your friends, In the glow of angry eyes, In the storms of passion. He is everywhere, in everything."

"Charity is an attempt wherein I try to expand and bring into the ambit of my life, all others around me and grow to consider the other man's needs and requirements as important as my own personal needs. To live seeking an identity thus, with at least those who are immediately around me, is to live away from the suffocating selfishness and the throttling grip of my body-consciousness."

"We like someone because, we love someone in spite of..."

"All disturbances and challenges rise not only from our relationship with others, but in our attitude to all other things and beings."

"Flood your mind with love. Look into the eyes of the other and embrace the person with whom you have quarreled. Words are not necessary. Both will have their eyes flooded, and the joy of tears will wash away all quarrels."

"Spiritual unfoldment cannot take place merely because of an intellectual appreciation of the theory of perfection. Evolution takes place only when a corresponding change in the subjective life is accomplished."

"The God-Man functions as a true 'sportsman' in his playfield, where the very enjoyment is in the sport and not in the score."

"When opportunity knocks, We are either out or sleeping in."

"There is no destiny beyond and above ourselves; we are ourselves the architects of our future."

"In all worthwhile undertakings, There will be risks of failure, of disappointments, of even disaster. To face them all with inner poise and firm faith is to discover the glory of final victory."

"A Conquest, without facing dangers is as dull as Victory without a shining glory. A game without a prize!"

"Everyone points to the other man,who, according to him, is happier But the only one, who has the courage to declare that he is truly happy, is he who has relinquished all his passions and hungers from within."

"Mind at rest is the Temple of Joy. So long as it is gurgling with its desires, passions and attachments in its stormy surface, the signature of joy gets ruffled out."

"The greatness is not what we do, but, unavoidably it is always in how we do what we do. Our present work may be great or small, Yet, the important is to do it well."

"Stop all your attachments to false values. In an ever changing world, there is nothing worthwhile for us to desire or weep for. Joys and sorrows are bound come in human life; they are just like the two sides of the same coin."

"Some act till they meet obstacles, others act inspite of obstacles and conquer them; but some act not fearing the possibility of some obstacles, that might arise enroute."

"Hindu culture is essentially based upon the sacrifice implied in duty, and not upon acquisition, which is implied in rights."

"We may often give without love, but we can never love without giving."

"Fanatic secularism is as dangerous to the world as fanatic religion. Love is the heart of all religions; the theme of all classical works of art and literature; the song of all devotees. Scientists know only what love does, not what love is. Love is to human hearts what the sun is to flowers."

"Sandalwood perfumes even the axe that hurls it down! The more we rub sandalwood against a stone, the more its fragrance spreads. Burn it, and it wafts its glory through the entire neighbourhood. Such is the enchanting beauty of forgiveness in life."

"Without devotion, knowledge is tasteless. Without knowledge, devotion is mere empty idol worship."

"To remember the ever present Divine at all times, even while acting in the world, is the most positive practice for a seeker who is striving to evolve. He will thereby transform his inner personality from its present condition, to a state of harmony and efficiency."

"Live morality before you talk of it. Practise meditation before you preach it. Taste goodness before you recommend it. Gain bliss before you offer it to others."

"To be patient means to suffer something that hinders or hurts us, and still retain our self-composure. *How many difficulties, with their consequent unpleasantness and discord, could be smoothed over and almost entirely eliminated by patience. Patience always elevates and strengthens our character. We need it not only with others but also with ourselves."

"Religion must not be considered true because it is necessary, but necessary because it is true."

"The secret of success behind all men of achievement, lies in the faculty of applying their intellect in all their activities, without being mislead by any surging emotions or feelings. The secret of success in life lies in keeping the head above the storms of the heart."

"Plan out your work Then work out your plan. The former without the latter is a sheer waste. The latter without the former is mere unproductive confusion."

"A man-of-wisdom lives in the world, but he is never of the world."

"To give without sympathy is to build a temple without the idol and is as futile as painting a picture with black ink on a black-board."

"Be strict and intelligently critical about yourself and your own weakness and follies. But, cushion your words and attitudes with Love. Love is the greatest persuasive power we know in life."

"Everybody exists. It is only the few who live. To live, you should have an ideal."