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.

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

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

In this world of chance and change and mutability, the fulfillment of any resolve depends on the will of the Lord.

Life does not mean mere karma or mere bhakti or mere jnana.

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.

Though the names 'karma', 'yoga' and 'sannyasa' are different, the truth at the heart of both is the same.