I was a coward. I used to be haunted by the fear of thieves, ghosts and serpents. I did not dare to stir out of doors at night. Darkness was a terror to me. It was almost impossible for me to sleep in the dark, as I would imagine ghosts coming from one direction, thieves from another and serpents from a third. I could not therefore bear to sleep without a light in the room.

A person unbound by vows can never be absolutely relied upon.

Our aim is not to do things by violence to opponents.

Continue to grow and evolve.

We often confuse spiritual knowledge with spiritual attainment. Spirituality is not a matter of knowing scriptures and engaging in philosophical discussions. It is a matter of heart culture, of unmeasurable strength.

Prayer is a sign of repentance, a desire to become better, purer.

In placing civil disobedience before constructive work I was wrong and I did not profit by the Himalayan blunder that I had committed.