My national service is part of my training for freeing my soul from the bondage of the flesh.

Hinduism is a living organism. One and indivisible at the root, it has grown into a vast tree with innumerable branches. Knowledge is limitless and so also the application of truth. Everyday we add to our knowledge of the power of Atman (soul) and we shall keep on doing so.

Half-a-dozen or twenty cities of India alone working together cannot bring Swaraj.

Between the two, the nationalist and the imperialist, there is no meeting ground.

I have not conceived my mission to be that of a knight-errant wandering everywhere to deliver people from difficult situations. My humble occupation has been to show people how they can solve their own difficulties.

A satyagrahi lays down his life, but never gives up. That is the meaning of the 'do or die' slogan.

Yajna is not yajna if one feels it to be burdensome or annoying.