When a king speaks, the armies move. But when a wise man speaks, only the beard shakes.

It is a curious phenomena that God has made the hearts of the poor, rich and those of the rich, poor.

Human life is full of the play of samskaras - tendencies developed by repeated actions.

We cannot even recollect the actions of our infancy, our childhood is like something written on a slate and rubbed off.

If we could only snap the fetters of the body that bind the feet of the soul, we shall experience a great joy. Then we shall not be miserable because of the body's sufferings. We shall become free.

If a man’s house is full of medicine bottles, we infer the man is an invalid. But if his house is full of books, we conclude he is intelligent.

In the Bhagavad Gita, there is no long discussion, nothing elaborate. The main reason for this is that everything stated in the Gita is meant to be tested in the life of every man; it is intended to be verified in practice.