If I know Hinduism at all, it is essentially inclusive and ever-growing, ever-responsive. It gives the freest scope for imagination, speculation and reason.

All your scholarship, all your study of Shakespeare and Wordsworth would be in vain, if at the same time you do not build your character, and attain mastery over your thoughts and actions.

To change one's religion under the threat of force is no conversion but rather cowardice.

Legal imposition avoids the necessity of honour or good faith.

Without a belief in my programme and without an acceptance of my condition, you will ruin me, ruin yourselves and ruin the cause.

Peace is the state where love abides and seeks to share itself.

Our prayer is a heart search. It is a reminder to ourselves that we are helpless without His support.