I must not serve a distant neighbour at the expense of the nearest.

As soon as we become one with the ocean in the shape of God, there is no more rest for us, nor indeed do we need rest any longer.

It is impossible that God, who is the God of Justice, could have made the distinctions that men observe today in the name of religion.

Violent means will give violent freedom.

The Sermon on the Mount...went straight to my heart. I compared it with the Gita. My young mind tried to unify the teaching of the Gita, the `Light of Asia' and the Sermon on the Mount. That renunciation was the highest form of religion appealed to me greatly.

Providence has its appointed hour for everything. We cannot command results, we can only strive.

My ahimsa would not tolerate the idea of giving a free meal to a healthy person who has not worked for it in some honest way.