He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.
I think, therefore I am.
Think globally, act locally.
You want a love which is born out of meditation, not born out of the mind.
What a liberation to realize that the “voice in my head” is not who I am. Who am I then? The one who sees that.
A man may imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that are true.
To live is not merely to breathe; it is to act; it is to make use of our organs, senses, faculties - of all those parts of ourselves which give us the feeling of existence
A man is literally what he thinks.
If a man could have half of his wishes, he would double his troubles.
It is easy to be brave at a safe distance.
Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors.
What a man does for others, not what they do for him, gives him immortality.
My meditation is simple. It does not require any complex practices. It is simple. It is singing. It is dancing. It is sitting silently.
We must live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.
Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow.
Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please.
Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.
Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens
This is something basic to be understood: the ego must come to a peak, it must be strong, it must have attained an integrity only then can you dissolve it.
Science may set limits to knowledge, but should not set limits to imagination.