I do feel that spiritual progress does demand at some stage that we should cease to kill our fellow creatures for the satisfaction of our bodily wants.

A selfish basis would not serve the purpose of taking a man higher and higher along the paths of evolution.

I believe in the capacity of India to offer nonviolent battle to the English rulers.

It is my own firm belief that the strength of the soul grows in proportion as you subdue the flesh.

The human body is meant solely for service, never for indulgence.

My interest in India's freedom will cease if she adopts violent means, for their fruit will not be freedom but slavery in disguise.

I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill.