Man's free agency is not of the mind, for that is bound. There is no freedom there.

This misery that I am suffering is of my own doing, and that very thing proves that it will have to be undone by me alone.

Whenever two particles come together, they are held by a certain attraction; and there will come a time when those particles will separate. This is the eternal law. So, wherever there is a body - either grosser or finer, either in heaven or on earth - death will overcome it.

I must remark that what I mean by our religion working upon the nations outside of India comprises only the principles, the background, the foundation upon which that religion is built.

Purity, patience and perseverance overcome all obstacles. All great things must of necessity be slow.

An intellectual, heartless man never becomes an inspired man. It is always the heart that speaks in the man of love; it discovers a greater instrument than intellect can give you, the instrument of inspiration.

One may gain political and social independence, but if one is a slave to his passions and desires, one cannot feel the pure joy of real freedom