We always imagine that the Supreme Being is very far away -many, many millions of light years away- yet It is very near, in our throat itself.

Saints and sages are still alive. Great masters are still operating. It is up to you to find where they are.

That higher awakening is called God-consciousness. In that condition, you will see that all the objects of the world are your own universal self.

Just as, when we touch a live wire, the electric force infuses itself into our body, when we deeply meditate on God the power of the whole universe seeks entry into our personality.

Do not make the mistake of thinking that the soul is inside you, because if the soul is inside you, you will be outside it.

Every objet in the world promises satisfaction, but it never gives satisfaction -it only promises.

We are in conflict with the world; otherwise, there would be no necessity to put forth tremendous effort to meet the world and its demands.

Physically you are identical with and inseparable from the cosmic material substance, and socially you are inseparable from the large mass of humanity.

"Our prosperity, our friends, our bondage and even our destruction are all in the end rooted in our tongue," says a famous adage.

The soul's illness is more terrible and more difficult to understand than the illness of the body or any other type of malady.

The duty that we owe to the Universe is our religion.

For me, writing is immortality. It is wisdom. It is never-ending.

You can be kind only when you are in love.

It's not how long it glows. It's not how long the light lasts. It's what it says while it's still visible.

You should never let a word control you, intimidate you, or make you uncomfortable, and that applies to people of all races. Intent is where insult lies, and hate. Not in language.

In a society run by terror, no statements whatsoever can be taken seriously. They are all forced, and it is the duty of every honest man to ignore them.

If you would convince others seem open to conviction yourself.

Preachers err by trying to talk people into belief; better they reveal the radiance of their own discovery.

And long we try in vain to speak and act Our hidden self, and what we say and do Is eloquent, is well -- but 'tis not true!

I remember To Live And Die In L.A. I saw that in the cinemas when I was young in the '80s. I remember the poster. It's a great poster.

An author knows his landscape best; he can stand around, smell the wind, get a feel for his place.