His way had therefore come full circle, or rather had taken the form of an ellipse or a spiral, following as ever no straight unbroken line, for the rectilinear belongs only to Geometry and not to Nature and Life.

One cannot apologize for something fundamental, and a child feels and knows this as well and as deeply as any sage.

I shall no longer be instructed by the Yoga Veda or the Aharva Veda, or the ascetics, or any other doctrine whatsoever. I shall learn from myself, be a pupil of myself; I shall get to know myself, the mystery of Siddhartha." He looked around as if he were seeing the world for the first time.

Knowledge can communicated but not wisdom.

I called the world of phenomena an illusion, I called my eyes and my tongue an accident, valueless phenomena. No, that is all over; I have awakened, I have really awakened and I have just been born today.

. . . gentleness is stronger than severity, water is stronger than rock, love is stronger than force.

I am much inclined to live from my rucksack, and let my trousers fray as they like.