From My Spiritual Diary-13:

· Do not waste even a single moment in idleness or fruitless activity. (Swami Vrajananda).

· The Master used to say, “An imitation custard-apple reminds one of the real fruit.” Similarly, the Master’s photograph will remind you of the Master. Feel his presence in his photograph and devote yourself to his service and worship. You will surely be imbued with his spirit. Let your body and mind be absorbed in him. Make the Master your very own. Then everything will follow by itself. Never deviate from your spiritual path. You will succeed, I am confident of it. Gird up your loins and plunge into the task. (Swami Turiyananda).

· Don’t you know Sri Ramakrishna’s parable of the oyster? The oyster floats about on the surface of the sea with its shell wide open, just for a little drop of the Swati rain. As soon as it gets a rain drop, it dives down to the ocean bed and there forms a fine pearl. You have received the rain drop, viz., grace of the guru. So like the oyster, you too should dive deep into your spiritual practices. (Swami Brahmananda).

· There is only one sin, that is weakness. (Swami Vivekananda).

· If you think yourself strong, strong you will be. (Swami Vivekananda).

· When viewed as dharma, all secular activities metamorphose into the sacred. (Mahabharata).