Since the early beginning of history, India has been the Klondyke of the world

This is my country, that is your country; these are the conceptions of narrow souls - to the liberal minded the whole world is a family.

The occult powers may be possessed by soul, but if they are not used in the right way it is a loss rather than a gain.

We preach and practice brotherhood — not only of man but of all living beings — not on Sundays only but on all the days of the week. We believe in the law of universal justice — that our present condition is the result of our past actions and that we are not subjected to the freaks of an irresponsible governor, who is prosecutor and judge at the same time; we depend for our salvation on our own acts and deeds and not on the sacrificial death of an attorney.

The heart of vegetarians is healed sooner than those of flesh-eaters.

In Western lands there is a distinct division between the religious and the secular life. There is one rule of conduct for laymen and another for clergymen. This distinction has never found its place in the life of the people of India. There, all of life is included in the word 'religion.'

We the Jainists of India say every day in our prayer, I worship all perfected souls, I worship all spiritual masters, I worship all spiritual instructors, I worship all holy men and women in the world.