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.

It is only when our life proceeds within bounds and in an accepted, disciplined way, that the mind can be free.

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

I am convinced that those who get themselves involved in the machinery of power politics, even for the purpose of destroying it, are bound to fail in their purpose. To destroy it we have to stay out of it. If we want to cut down a tree, it is of no use to climb into its branches. The desire to keep contact with something, even to destroy it, is a subtle and insidious illusion.

We have seen from experience that, if we are in the habit of walking regularly on the same road, we are able to think about other things while walking, without paying attention to our steps.

If you want to cut down a tree, it is no use to climb into its branches.