The important thing is: how much less you think of the body, of yourself as matter—as dead, dull, insentient matter; how much more you think of yours… - Swami Vivekananda

The less passion there is, the better we work. The calmer we are, the better for us and the more the amount of work we can do. When we let loose our feelings, we waste so much energy, shatter our nerves, disturb our minds, and accomplish very little work.

The mistake is that we cling to the body when it is the spirit that is really immortal.

All power is within you; you can do anything and everything. Believe in that, do not believe that you are weak; do not believe that you are half-crazy lunatics, as most of us do nowadays. You can do any thing and everything, without even the guidance of any one. Stand up and express the divinity within you.