The mundane use of the Gayatri, its repetition for healing the sick, illustrates the meaning we have given to prayer.

If we had attained the full vision of Truth, we would no longer be seekers, but become one with God, for Truth is God.

This mad rush for wealth must cease and the labourer must be assured not only of a living wage but, also a daily task that is not mere drudgery.

Adaptability is not imitation. It means power of resistance and assimilation.

Non-violence ... is the only thing that the atom bomb cannot destroy. I did not move a muscle when I first heard that the atom bomb had wiped out Hiroshima. On the contrary, I said to myself, Unless now the world adopts non-violence, it will spell certain suicide for mankind.

The seeker after truth should be humbler than the dust. The world crushes the dust under its feet, but the seeker after truth should so humble himself that even the dust could crush him. Only then, and not till then, will he have a glimpse of truth.

It is for us to make the effort. The result is always in God's hands.