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1.Whenthereisaconflictbetweentheheartandthebrain,lettheheartbefollowed.

2.Amanofintellectcanturnintoadevil,butneveramanofheart.

3.Religionisnotatheoreticalneedbutapracticalnecessity.

4.Renunciationdoesnotmeansimplydispassionfortheworld.ItmeansdispassionfortheworldandalsolongingforGod.

5.Thereisnomiserywherethereisnowant.

6.Thesecretoflifeisnotenjoyment,buteducationthroughexperience.

7.Everynewthoughtmustcreateopposition.

8.Renunciationisthewithdrawalofmindfromotherthingsand

concentratingitonGod.

9.Everymanwhothinksaheadofhistimeissuretobemisunderstood.

10.Inthisshortlifethereisnotimefortheexchangeofcompliments.

11.Donotwaittocrosstheriverwhenthewaterhasallrundown.

12.Thegreatestsinisfear.

13.Betterthescoldingofthewisethantheadulationofthefools.

14.IfyouloveGod'screationmorethanGod,youwillbedisillusioned.

15.Everythingcanbesacrificedfortruth,buttruthcan'tbesacrificedforanything.

16.Godhasbecomeman,manwillbecomegodagain.

17.Ifitisimpossibletoattainperfectionhereandnow,thereisnoproofthatwecanattainperfectioninanyotherlife.

18.ThatpartoftheVedaswhichagreeswithreasonistheVedas,andnothingelse.

19.Ifyouwanttodoanythingevil,doitbeforetheeyesofyoursuperiors.

20.Happinesspresentsitselfbeforeman,wearingthecrownofsorrowonitshead.

21.Ifoneisaslavetohispassionsanddesires,onecannotfeelthepurejoyofrealfreedom.

22.Ifyoucan'tattainsalvationinthislife,whatproofistherethatyoucanattainitinthelifeorlivestocome?

23.Nevermindifyourcontributionisonlyamite,yourhelponlyalittle,bladesofgrassunitedintoaropewillholdinconfinementthemaddestofelephant

s.

24.Thecownevertellsalie,andthestoneneversteals,but,nevertheless,th

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ecowremainsacowandthestoneremainsastone.Manstealsandmantellsalie,andagainitismanthatbecomesthegod.

25.Whenevenmanneverhearsthecriesofthefool,doyouthinkGodwill?

26.Strengthislife,weaknessisdeath.

27.Neverarethewantsofabeggarfulfilled.

28.Wewanttheeducationbywhichcharacterisformed,strengthofmindisincreased,theintellectisexpanded,andbywhichonecanstandonone'sownfeet.

29.Lettheheartbeopenedfirst,andallelsewillfollowofitself.

30.Tellthemanhisdefaultsdirectlybutpraisehisvirtuesbeforeothers.

31.Activityislifeandinactivityisdeath.

32.Salvationisnotachievedbyinactivitybutbyspiritualactivities.

33.Eventheleastworkdoneforothersawakensthepowerwithin.

34.Newthingshavetobelearned,havetobeintroducedandworkedout,butisthattobedonebysweepingawayallthatisold,justbecauseitisold?

35.ThemanwhosayshehasnothingmoretolearnisalreadyathislastgraspAslongasIlive,sodoIlearn.

36.Noonecansaveapersonwhohiresacarriagetogofromonestreettoanother,andthencomplainofdiabetes.

37.Bythecontrolofthesubconsciousmindyougetcontrolovertheconscious.

38.Itistheconstantstruggleagainstnaturethatconstituteshumanprogress,notconformitywithit.

39.Theveryessenceofeducationisconcentrationofmind,notthecollectingoffacts.

40.Aswegetfurtherandfurtherawayfromsense-pleasures,knowledgeforthesakeofknowledgebecomesthesupremepleasureofmind.

41.Itisthroughthemanythatwereachtheone.

42.Thesoulisthecircleofwhichthecircumferenceisnowhere,butthecenteristhebody.Godisacirclewhosecircumferenceisnowhere,butwhosecenteriseverywhere.

43.Thebodyitselfisthebiggestdisease.

44.IfanyoneofyoubelieveswhatIteach,Iwillbesorry.IwillonlybetoogladifIcanexciteinyouthepowerofthinkingforyourselves.

45.WhentheworldistheendandGodthemeanstoattainthatend,thatismaterial.WhenGodistheendandtheworldisonlythemeanstoattainthatend,spiritualityhasbegun.

46.ThefearofGodisthebeginningofreligion,buttheloveofGodistheendofreligion.

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47.Donotgiveupanything!Thingswillgiveyouup.

48.Thesageisoftenignorantofphysicalscience,becausehereadsthewrongbook-thebookwithin;andthescientististoooftenignorantofreligion,becausehereadsthewrongbook-thebookwithout.

49.Experienceistheonlysourceofknowledge.

50.Doonethingatatimeandwhiledoingitputyourwholesoulintoittotheexclusionofallelse.