I am not likely to obtain the result flowing from the worship of God by laying myself prostrate before Satan.

It is as much our obligation not to cooperate with evil as it is to cooperate with good

We notice that the mind is a restless bird; the more it gets the more it wants, and still remains unsatisfied. The more we indulge our passions the more unbridled they become. Our ancestors, therefore, set a limit to our indulgences. They saw that happiness was largely a mental condition. A man is not necessarily happy because he is rich, or unhappy because he is poor.... Millions will always remain poor.

Hinduism with its message of ahimsa is to me the most glorious religion in the world.

Civilizations have come and gone and, in spite of our vaunted progress, I am tempted to ask again and again, 'To what purpose?'

A samagra gramsevak must know everybody living in the village and render them such service as he possibly can.

Contraceptive methods are like putting a premium on vice. It makes men and women reckless... As it is, man has sufficiently degraded woman for his lust, and [contraception] , no matter how well meaning the advocates may be, will still further degrade her.