To me the Mahabharata is a profoundly religious book, largely allegorical, in a way meant to be a historical record.

If Swaraj is to be had by peaceful methods, it will only be attained by attention to every little detail of national life.

Monotony is the law of nature. Look at the monotonous manner in which the sun rises. The monotony of necessary occupation is exhilarating and life giving.

It is impossible that God, who is the God of Justice, could have made the distinctions that men observe today in the name of religion.

Individual civil disobedience was everybody's inherent right, like the right of self-defence in normal life.

When you surrender completely to God, as the only truth worth having, you find yourself in service of all that exists. It becomes your joy and recreation. You never tire of serving others.

If India is not to declare spiritual bankruptcy, religious instruction of its youth must be held to be at least as necessary as secular instruction.