Each one of us pray, day and night, for the downtrodden millions in India, who are held fast by poverty, priest craft, and tyranny - pray day and night for them. I am no meta physician, no philosopher, nay, no saint. But I am poor, I love the poor.... Let these people be your God - think of them, work for them, pray for them incessantly - the Lord will show you the way.

As long as a man thinks, this struggle must go on, and so long man must have some form of religion.

Religion in India culminates in freedom.

Slavery is slavery. The chain of gold is quite as bad as the chain of iron. Is there a way out?

In the world take always the position of the giver. Give everything and look for no return. Give love, give help, give service, give any little thing you can, but keep out barter. Make no conditions and none will be imposed on you. Let us give out of our own bounty, just as God gives to us.

If you dare declare that you are free, free you are this moment. If you say you are bound, bound you will remain.

Condemn none: if you can stretch out a helping hand, do so. If you cannot, fold your hands, bless your brothers, and let them go their own way.