One who is able to withdraw his senses from sense objects, as the tortoise draws his limbs within the shell, is to be understood as truly situated in knowledge.
If a man considers that he is born, he cannot avoid the fear of death. Let him find out if he has been born or if the Self has any birth. ...Find from where thoughts emerge. Then you will be able to abide in the ever-present inmost Self and be free from the idea of birth or the fear of death.
I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.
Rituals that are performed with the desire of attaining salvation also help a man to achieve growth and progress in this world.
The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but shines into the eye and the heart of the child

