“We grown-up people think that we appreciate music, but if we realized the sense that an infant has brought with it of appreciating sound and rhythm, we would never boast of knowing music. The infant is music itself.”

“The teaching of Jesus Christ has as its central theme unfoldment towards a realization of immortality.”

“The reason why man seeks for happiness is not because happiness is his sustenance, but because happiness is his own being; therefore in seeking for happiness, man is seeking for himself.”

“Selfishness keeps man blind through life.”

“If people but knew their own religion, how tolerant they would become, and how free from any grudge against the religion of others.”

“To create happiness for oneself and others is the whole philosophy of religion.”

“Our thoughts have prepared for us the happiness or unhappiness we experience.”

“There are two aspects of individual harmony: the harmony between body and soul, and the harmony between individuals. All the tragedy in the world, in the individual and in the multitude, comes from lack of harmony. And harmony is the best given by producing harmony in one's own life. ”

“Divine sound is the cause of all manifestation. The knower of the mystery of sound knows the mystery of the whole universe.”

“Moth: I gave you my life. Flame: I allowed you to kiss me.”

“The first lesson to learn is to resign oneself to the little difficulties in life, not to hit out at everything one comes up against. If one were able to manage this one would not need to cultivate great power; even one's presence would be healing.”