“Arise, awake, sleep no more; within each of you there is the power to remove all wants and all miseries. Believe this, and that power will be manifested.”

—Swami Vivekananda

“Do not wait for anybody or anything. Do whatever you can. Build your hope on none.”

-Swami Vivekananda

“One man may read the Bhagavata by the light of a lamp, and another may commit a forgery by that very light; but the lamp is unaffected. The sun sheds its light on the wicked as well as on the virtuous.”

-Sri Ramakrishna

“Pray to God with tears in your eyes whenever you want illumination or find yourself faced with any doubt or difficulty. The Lord will remove all your impurities, assuage your mental anguish, and give you enlightenment”

-Sarada devi

“As wind removes a cloud, so does the name of God disperse the cloud of worldliness”

-Sarada Devi

“The winds of God’s grace are always blowing, it is for us to raise our sails.”

-Sri Ramakrishna