The real test of nonviolence lies in its being brought in contact with those who have contempt for it.

Whatever may be the pros and cons of going to the public theatre, it is a patent fact that it has undermined the morals and ruined the character of many a youth in his country.

The man of prayer will be at peace with himself and with the whole world.

Education should be so revolutionized as to answer the wants of the poorest villager, instead of answering those of an imperial exploiter.

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

There is little that separates humans from other sentient beings - we all feel joy, we all deeply crave to be alive and to live freely, and we all share this planet together.

Indeed the very word, nonviolence, a negative word, means that it is an effort to abandon the violence that is inevitable in life.