The man-made laws have been made by men who have not perceived the final goal towards which they are making. And that is why it is so important to insist upon the final thing first, and then all the regulations, all the disciplines, will follow.

A man who is seeking to understand violence does not belong to any country, to any religion, to any political party or partial system; he is concerned with the total understanding of mankind.

When we suffer we have made it into a personal affair. We shut out all the suffering of mankind.

Intelligence is not discernment and judgment or critical evaluation.

I can only insist that understanding, not blind belief, should be the goal.

Most people are unhappy; and they are unhappy because there is no love in their hearts.

It is man's pretence that because he has choice he is free. Freedom is pure observation without direction, without fear of punishment and reward. Freedom is without motive; freedom is not at the end of the evolution of man but lies in the first step of his existence.