Any imposition from without means compulsion. Such compulsion is repugnant to religion.

If a man voluntarily allows himself to be crushed, he yields the oil of moral energy which sustains the world.

Knowledge without devotion will be like a misfire.

With every true friendship we build more firmly the foundations on which the peace of the whole world rests. Thought by thought and act by act, with every breath we build more firmly the kingdom of non-violence that is the true home of the spirit of humanity.

Insistence on truth can come into play when one party practices untruth or injustice. Only then can love be tested. True friendship is put to the test only when one party disregards the obligation of friendship.

I cannot picture to myself a time when all mankind will have one religion.

Love and ahimsa are matchless in their effect.