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

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

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

If a man achieves victory over this body, who in the world can exercise power over him? He who rules himself rules over the whole world.

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

The natural movement of one's soul is upwards. But just as any object is dragged down when a heavy weight is tied to it, the burden of the body drags down the soul.

When a thing is true, there is no need to use any arguments to substantiate it.

The river flows at its own sweet will, but the flood is bound in the two banks. If it were not thus bound, its freedom would be wasted.

Politics and Religion are obsolete. The time has come for Science and Spirituality.

A country should be defended not by arms, but by ethical behavior.

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

I've always enjoyed playing a little left of center characters. Otherwise I'd be on a soap opera.

The Greeks invented logic but were not fooled by it.

The world is a construct of our sensations, perceptions, memories. It is convenient to regard it as existing objectively on its own. But it certainly does not become manifest by its mere existence.

The follies which a man regrets the most in his life are those which he didn't commit when he had the opportunity.

No idle word should be uttered. I understand a word to be idle when it serves no good purpose, either for myself or for another, and was not intended to do so.

I'm not really the type to wear my heart on my sleeve. I would let someone know if I liked them, but it takes a while for me to fall in love.

I am very scared of wasps; my cousin was stung in the eye once.

To copy others is necessary, but to copy oneself is pathetic.

A generation that has taken a beating is always followed by a generation that deals one.

Nothing is secure but life, transition, the energizing spirit.