Life is called Samsara - it is the result of the conflicting forces acting upon us. Materialism says, "The voice of freedom is a delusion." Idealism says, "The voice that tells of bondage is but a dream." Vedanta says, "We are free and not free at the same time." That means that we are never free on the earthly plane, but ever free on the spiritual side. The Self is beyond both freedom and bondage. We are Brahman, we are immortal knowledge beyond the senses, we are Bliss Absolute.
Swami VivekanandaFrom Him are all name and form; all the animals and men are from Him. He is the one Supreme. He who knows Him becomes free.
Swami VivekanandaForgive offences by the million. And if you love all unselfishly, all will by degrees come to love one another.
Swami Vivekananda