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

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

We cannot fight new wars with old weapons.

In the Bhagavad Gita, there is no long discussion, nothing elaborate. The main reason for this is that everything stated in the Gita is meant to be tested in the life of every man; it is intended to be verified in practice.

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.

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

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

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 walking, without paying attention to our steps.

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.

In nonviolence you must go full steam ahead, if you want the good to come speedily you must go about it with vigor.

If we wish our nature to be free and joyous, we should bring our activities into same order.

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.

All revolutions are spiritual at the source. All my activities have the sole purpose of achieving a union of hearts.

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.

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.

Innumerable actions are going on through us all the time. If we started counting them, we should never come to an end.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

'Talks on the Gita' is the story of my life, and it is also my message.

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.

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.

I may worship the image of the Lord; but that act is worthless if it is not accompanied with devotion. In the absence of devotion, the idol will just be a piece of stone, and so shall I; and the worship will only mean that a stone is facing a stone!

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.

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

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

As long as karma exists, the world changes. There will always be karma to be taken care of.

I'm a true believer in karma. You get what you give, whether it's bad or good.

Regardless of what we do, our karma has no hold on us.

I'm also married for the first time, and I have two kids. So there's some kind of good karma right now.

I would never disrespect any man, woman, chick or child out there. We're all the same. What goes around comes around, and karma kicks us all in the butt in the end of the day.

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

I don't know what religious people do. I kind of wished I'd been a Christian with the blind faith that God is doing the right thing. As a Buddhist, you feel like you have more control over the situation, and that you can change your karma.

I don't believe in karma.

How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.

A man is born alone and dies alone; and he experiences the good and bad consequences of his karma alone; and he goes alone to hell or the Supreme abode.

The conscious process is reflected in the imagination; the unconscious process is expressed as karma, the generation of actions divorced from thinking and alienated from feeling.

It was not uncommon for the children to be told they were being treated this way because it was their bad karma and they must have hurt a child in a past life.

To go from mortal to Buddha, you have to put an end to karma, nurture your awareness, and accept what life brings.

Karma is not just about the troubles, but also about surmounting them.

When someone has a strong intuitive connection, Buddhism suggests that it's because of karma, some past connection.

Whether or not we believe in survival of consciousness after death, reincarnation, and karma, it has very serious implications for our behavior.

I believe in Karma. If the good is sown, the good is collected. When positive things are made, that returns well.

At a European auto show, I had someone from a German car company come up to me and say the Karma should cost $125,000, not $87,900, but our development process lets us lower the costs. I guarantee it's profitable.

Attachment and aversion are the root cause of karma, and karma originates from infatuation. Karma is the root cause of birth and death, and these are said to be the source of misery. None can escape the effect of their own past karma.