A sword in hand is a sure sign of a violent mind; but one does not become non-violent merely by throwing the sword away.

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

God guides us from within. He does nothing more than that. There is no charm in God shaping us like a potter. We are not earthen wares; we are beings full of consciousness.

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.

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.

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