To deprive a man of his natural liberty and to deny to him the ordinary amenities of life is worse then starving the body; it is starvation of the soul, the dweller in the body.

God is continuously in action, without resting for a single moment.

I am a poor mendicant. My earthly possessions consist of six spinning wheels, prison dishes, a can of goat's milk, six homespun loincloths and towels and my reputation, which cannot be worth much.

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

The path of bhakti, karma and love as expounded in the Gita leaves no room for the despising of man by man.

Newspapers should be read for the study of facts. They should not be allowed to kill the habit of independent thinking.

As long as you derive inner help and comfort from anything, keep it.