Religion is not like a house or a cloak which can be changed at will.

There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and one who has any faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever.

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.

Whomsoever you follow, howsoever great, see to it that you follow the spirit of the master and not imitate him mechanically.

Nobody can hurt me without my permission.

Our nonviolence in respect of the Government is a result of our incapacity for effective violence.

I cannot in all conscience agree to anyone being sent to the gallows. God alone can take life because He alone gives it . . .