Nonviolence is not a cloistered virtue, confined only to the rishi and the cave-dweller.

I have found that life persists in the midst of destruction and, therefore, there must be a higher law than that of destruction. Only under that law would a well-ordered society be intelligible and life worth living.

Nonviolence is the law of our species as violence is the law of the brute. The spirit lies dormant in the brute, and he knows no law but that of physical might. The dignity of man requires obedience to a higher laws - to the strength of the spirit.

With my meager knowledge of my own religion I do not want to belong to any religious body

For us, patriotism is the same as the love of humanity.

Relationships are based on four principles: respect, understanding, acceptance and appreciation.

The concepts of truth may differ. But all admit and respect truth. That truth I call God. For sometime I was saying, "God is Truth," but that did not satisfy me. So now I say, "Truth is God."