Occupation: Author Birth: September 11, 1895 Death: November 15, 1982
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..
When a thing is true, there is no need to use any arguments to substantiate it..
It is only when our life proceeds within bounds and in an accepted, disciplined way, that the mind can be free..
When we will all see our role in society as servants, we will all light up the sky together like countless stars on a dark night. Don’t think of soci….
We cannot fight new wars with old weapons..
If we wish our nature to be free and joyous, we should bring our activities into same order..
Human life is full of the play of samskaras - tendencies developed by repeated actions..
Politics and Religion are obsolete. The time has come for Science and Spirituality..
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..
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 walkin….
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….
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….
When a king speaks, the armies move. But when a wise man speaks, only the beard shakes..
Gross and subtle, pure and mixed, simple and complex - in the end that there is no place where God is not. In every atom, He alone is present. From t….
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..
If you want to cut down a tree, it is no use to climb into its branches..
In nonviolence you must go full steam ahead, if you want the good to come speedily you must go about it with vigor..
The main reason why we look constantly to the Gita is that, whenever we need help, we may get it from the Gita. And, indeed, we always do get it..
Though the names 'karma', 'yoga' and 'sannyasa' are different, the truth at the heart of both is the same..
Do not allow yourself to imagine that revolutionary thinking can be propagated by governmental power..
A country should be defended not by arms, but by ethical behavior..