The difficulty one experiences in meeting himsa arises from weakness of mind.

You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.

Every person in a well-ordered state is fully conscious of both his responsibilities and his rights.

Before civil disobedience can be practised on a vast scale, people must learn the art of civil or voluntary obedience.

You Christians look after a document containing enough dynamite to blow all civilisation to pieces, turn the world upside down and bring peace to a battle-torn planet. But you treat it as though it is nothing more than a piece of literature.

In the name of religion, we force widowhood upon our three lakh girl-widows who could not understand the import of the marriage ceremony.

Detachment is not indifference. it is the prerequisite for effective involvement. Often what we think is best for others is distorted by our attachments to our opinions. We want others to be happy in the way we think they should be happy. It is only when we want nothing for ourselves that we are able to see clearly into others needs and understand how to serve them.