Be strong and do not depend upon what this or that one would say about you, but consult the Mother within and act according to her dictates. Be sure whatever binds is not of Mother and that which makes one free is of her. Abide by the same with your whole heart. Have no private selfish end but have sincere love for truth and piety and Mother shall speak from within you. Never let go your ideal, but hold on to It with a firm grip and you will be led rightly to the goal which is the one and same for all.
(p.242, Spiritual Treasures, swami Turiyananda’s letter to Ujjwala dt 20th January 1903)
But these are the great turning points in life, and I know that you are unmoved. The surface of the sea rises and sinks alternately, but to the observant soul — the child of light — each sinking reveals more and more of the depth and of the beds of pearls and coral at the bottom. Coming and going is all pure delusion. The soul never comes nor goes. Where is the place to which it shall go when all space is in the soul? When shall be the time for entering and departing when all time is in the soul?
(p. 68, V.5, Complete Works of swami Vivekananda, Swamiji’s letter to Mrs. Ole Bull on 20th January 1895)