2. Those days are gone when you could take the public for a joyride. Now, politicians, beware! Your portfolio you will lose soon.
3. Even in the midst of terrible suffering, how vainly man holds on to his ego!
4. Swamiji warned against the 'kitchen religion'. But alas, it continues, nonetheless.
5. Despise not the scavenger as unclean or segregate him on that count. He is the cause of your cleanliness.
6. Is there religion beyond offering worship to brother man out of the sense of self-identity?
7. It will be good if monks on social media take it upon themselves to give handy spiritual instructions to the people.
8. The youth must make it a point to daily study the works of Swami Vivekananda. It will be a life-building exercise, I say.
9. There are two forces acting in this world : the force of goodness and that of evil. Which one are you representing, O politician?
10. Judgement you will have, O oppressor of humanity. History will take its revenge. The Law of Karma none can elude.
11. More and more we need to think now in global terms and not narrow nationalism. Humanity is one and must be preserved.
13. The earlier film music used to be heavily raga-based. Hence, their sublime melodic structure and the effect thereof.
14. The Law of Karma is inexorable and must be observed to avoid unpleasant consequences. Likewise, good may follow from proper observance of it. Karma holds the universe in its grip and dispenses justice in terms of awarding the fruits of actions.
15. When questions are asked of monks of eminence, answers ought to be precise and not a clumsy beating about the bush.
16. Eminence and mediocrity have gone on hand-in-hand for far too long in our country for comfort. Let us be precise in our thinking.
17. You ask a spiritual / intellectual 'giant' one question and you get quite another answer. Are such to be venerated as geniuses?
18. Too many words, too many quotations in speech and writing, too few original ideas, almost none --- is this spiritual / intellectual genius?
19. After Vivekananda there has hardly been an original thinker on spirituality in India. I mean spirituality and not its pretension.
20. Poverty must be eradicated, corruption must be curtailed.
21. The government's duty it is to prevent rampant economic exploitation of the people by capitalists.
22. Political freedom is great, but on empty stomach? Food for the poor, education and health-care.
23. We have to develop sincerity of endeavour and give up this superficial attitude that bespeaks of our monumental ignorance.
24. Each one of you can contribute to national good by being more active and sincere in your work and by cultivating knowledge.
25. To be so fascinated by post-photographs ahead of the written content is redolent of a childhood carried into adulthood.
26. A world-weariness descends on the being at times when everything seems insipid and life becomes a drudgery.
27. To enter deeper into Maya is committing harakiri that serves no noble purpose.
28. Of what avail is life if it be not lived for a noble purpose?
29. If God is my inmost being, I must have a vision of Him.
30. The world is too vast to serve but we may begin service right where we belong, at home and in our work-place.
31. The best way to pay homage to the freedom fighters is to imbibe their virtues of patriotic love and self-sacrifice for the ideal.
32. Please develop some amount of masculinity in your musical renditions. After all you are men and ought not to exhibit effeminacy.
33. Shed superstition and worship the real God that is Man. This is non-dualism in practice.
34. We are surviving on the service of so many. It becomes our bounden duty to give back society in at least an equal measure.
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