We are slaves in the hands of nature - slaves to a bit of bread, slaves to praise, slaves to blame, slaves to wife, to husband, to child, slaves to everything.

It is fear that is the cause of our woes, and it is fearlessness that brings heaven in a moment "The earth is enjoyed by heroes" - this is the unfailing truth.

The Impersonal God seen through the mists of sense is personal.

Bold has been my message to the people of the west, bolder is my message to you, my beloved countryman.

The moment I have realized God sitting in the temple of every human body, the moment I stand in reverence before every human being and see God in him - that moment I am free from bondage, everything that binds vanishes, and I am free.

One ounce of practice is worth a thousand pounds of theory.

Om is the pointed piece and Dhyâna (meditation) is the friction.