A right cause never fails; A true word never hurts in the end.

To be guilty of a lapse, small or big, is certainly bad; but to hide it is even worse.

What is learnt by rote is of as little value as the parrot's recitation of Ramanama.

Money is God'ﾗit is wrong to say so, and it has been proved to be wrong.

He who doubts the existence of God perishes.

When Reason and Faith are in conflict, it is better to prefer Faith.

To see nothing but faults of others is even meaner than praising one's own virtues.

When a man sleeps under the sky, who can rob him?

Silence inspired by fear is no silence.

An ideal is one thing; living up to it is quite another. (Written on 15-4-1945.)

"Rather perish than break the pledged word." ﾗTulsidas

Violence is the weapon of the weak; non-violence that of the strong.

Non-attachment is put to real test only when there is full scope for our attachment to something.

Such being the case, where is the sense in making merry or becoming arrogant?

What can a person not accomplish by faith? He can do everything.

Have we any right to pray so long as we have not purged ourselves of our impurities?

How shall we dispel this darkness of egoism? By the light of uttermost humility.

To speak or not to speakﾗwhen that is the question, silence should take the place of speech.

Man dies when he cuts himself off from the source of his being, not when the soul leaves the body.

If the nature is evil, it needs not repression but casting out.

It is not the whistle that moves the train but the power harnessed in the steam.

Life spent in service is the only fruitful life.

It is more than severe punishment to compel a man to do something which he does not understand.

He whose eye says one thing, his tongue another, and his heart yet another, is a worthless fellow.

Sacrifice with regret is no sacrifice.

The true mark of success in life is the growth of tenderness and maturity in a man.

He who has everything but God on his side, has nothing.

To gain immortality through divine endowment is not a big thing. To fulfil our obligations in daily life is.

Deeds, like seeds, take their own time to fructify.

He who has God for his companion, why need he be sorrowful or anxious or look for another companion?

He who is poor by force of circumstances, cannot become poor by choice.

He who has not in him infinite patience cannot observe non-violence.

Just as drop by drop the lake fills up, so also every minute of sincere prayer nourishes the soul.

He who wants to drink of the nectar of Ramanama must purge himself of lust, anger and the like.

When all forsake you, God shall still be with you.

Let us respect other religions even as we respect our own. Mere tolerance thereof is not enough.

He who always treads only the path of Truth never stumbles.

A person without attachment should under no circumstances give way to anger.

The light of knowledge can never dawn on the proud.

By whatever name God be called, if there be godly attributes, we must surely bow to Him.

Fear vanishes only with the annihilation of the ego.

A guru should be perfect. God alone is that.

We are no better than any otherﾗthis thought is full of truth and humility.

The joy of life lies in divesting oneself of life's cares.

If all become teachers, who will be the pupils? So let us all be pupils.

What is it, if not futile, to argue about something which is beyond thought?

One can never find Truth if one is not wide awake every moment of one's life.

Silence above all.

He who is truly clean within, cannot remain unclean without.

Everyone grows old with the passage of time; desire alone remains ever youthful.

He alone knows the charm of solitude who has deliberately taken to it.

Even one word, if true, is enough. Untrue words, however many, are worth nothing.

Debts are redeemed by deeds, not by words.

Inexhaustible patience is needed if Truth is to be brought home to anyone.

Every minute of my life I am conscious of the presence of God. Why, then, need I fear anyone?

"Man is not God; call him not that. But of Divine refulgence he is part."

If we are late for a train, we miss it. What if we are late for prayer?

Irregularity never goes well with non-attachment.

Man's capacity for self-deception is amazing.

Because of our physical limitations, we cannot have a conception of the existence of God.

A life without thought is like that of a beast.

If there is any hope for a man, whose mind remains impure in spite of himself, it is Ramanama.

Selfishness keeps us worrying for ever.

God is omnipresent. Hence it is that He speaks to us through stones, trees, insects, birds, beasts, etc.

Alcohol maddens a man for the moment, but pride devours him completely and he is not even conscious of it!

He who is absorbed in God cannot become absorbed in anybody or anything besides Him.

He who thinks of the suffering humanity, will not think of himself. Where has he the time?

It is easy to instruct an uneducated person, but who can carry understanding to a man of little learning?

It is not man that enjoys pleasures; it is pleasures that enjoy man, which is to say they consume him.

The real service to the Bhils would be to make them fearless and remove their despair.

Only that work which is done after anger has subsided can bear fruit.

Knowledge is that alone which enables a man to know himself. In other words, knowledge means self-realization.

To speak the truth, you have to weigh your words again and again.

How strange that we run after physicians who are mortals themselves but forget Rama, the immortal, eternal and never-failing Physician!

Life is not a bed of roses; it is full of thorns.

When attachment is present, the performance of even a pure deed involves manipulation.

Man is where his mind is, not where his body is.

Man can overcome mountains by faith.

If God resides in every heart, then who dare hate whom?

Without the maximum possible non-attachment, it is inconceivable for anyone to live up to the age of 125 years.

Man is truly known by the humility of his spirit.

To rejoice in happiness is to invite misery. Real happiness springs from sorrow and suffering.

Nanak says : "The more one indulges oneself, the more unhappy one becomes."

Life is likened to a rose; because life, too, is full of thorns.

Life means not revelryﾗeating, drinking and making merry but praising God, i. e., rendering true service to humanity.

Let us think not of big things but of good things.

If we call God our Redeemer and let our indolence grow, we are committing a sin.

There is a limit to violent action and it can fail. Non-violence knows no limit and it never fails.

Intuition is lame if it is not supported by reason.

Therefore, a satyagrahi will never seek rights; these will come to him unsought.

Only experience makes us realize how hard it is to attain the state of non-attachment.

He who wishes to preserve his integrity must be prepared to lose all material possessions.

To surrender to force is a sign of unmanliness.

One person has God on his side; millions have Satan on theirs. Must, therefore, one fear the millions?

It is useless to recite Ramanama without acting in a manner worthy of Rama.

When God is our Guide, we need worry about nothing.

How is it that a precept regarded as applicable to others appears inapplicable to oneself?

One perfect man can dispel untruth even though the untruthful be legion.

Pure love removes all weariness.

Indigestion, etc., are not the only causes of fever. Anger, too, can bring it on.

Give all, gain all.

More people die of worry than of natural causes.

Man's joy knows no bounds when he obtains something beyond his hopes.

Who can describe the joy that lies in finding refuge in God?

Everything is right and proper in its place, improper when out of place.

Says Nanak again : "Whatever you give away is yours; whatever you keep is not yours."

If we do not forsake our ideal, the ideal will never forsake us.

Renunciation is true enjoyment.

Non-violence, truth, etc., are self-luminous. They cannot be genuine otherwise.

What is 'big' or 'small' in sin? Sin is sin. To believe otherwise is self-deception.

It is well not to yield to desire. Once we give in restraint becomes difficult if not impossible.

What shall we call a person who, in the name of Rama, acts like Ravana?

There can be no safety for us save in the lap of God.

Nanak says : "If we obey the law of God, we then need no man-made laws."

He who is shamed into acting correctly is not acting correctly at all.

Man has to do God's work, but how is he to know what that is?

A person without attachment should have an inexhaustible fund of patience.

Our personal cleanliness counts for little if our neighbours are not clean.

Nothing is ever achieved without toil, that is without tapa. How, then, can self-purification be possible without it?

He who remembers God can afford to forget everything else.

Man's capacity for self-deception is immeasurably greater than that for deceiving others. Every sensible person will testify to this.

He who is unable to rule over himself can never really succeed in ruling over others.

The nectar of Ramanama brings joy to the soul and rids the body of its ailments.

God is said to have four arms as well as a thousand. It shows that all this is mere imagery.

Faith is that which remains unshaken even in the face of advessity.

I strive hard to preserve my physical body. Do I take the same pains to know my soul?

It is sin to regard anyone as helpless who has God for his support.

If God keeps you, what does it matter if men reject you?

Why is it that man is afraid of speaking and practising truth, not untruth?

Faith is put to the test when the situation is most difficult.

When ﾑI' and when 'God'? In determining this lies the test of wisdom.

The benefit of solitude can be realized only by experience.

A poet has said that a man without knowledge is like an animal. What is that knowledge?

It follows from the foregoing that we would be thereby adding that much time to our span of life.

The straight path is as difficult as it is simple. Were it not so, all would follow the straight path.

That which should be renounced must be declined as a matter of duty even if offered free.

When the self dies, God fills the void.

Real weakness is internal, not outward.

Thought pierces even a wall of steel.

Who can eat with an easy mind so long as even a single person starves for want of work?

Nobody progresses without opposition.

Dying for religion is good; for fanaticism, neither dying nor living.

Prayer needs a heart, not a tongue. Without the heart, words have no meaning.

He who in his distress turns to God is not troubled by any fear.

When our outer life gets the better of our inner life, the result is bound to be bad.

Steadfastness in meditation indicates depth of thought; it also makes for purity and maturity of thought.

Sweet are the fruits of patience.

What a pity that even though a man knows it, he still prefers to fall!

Every man should seek for the Source of his being.

When a man lives in submission to authority, it means he is paying the price of personal freedom.

Meditation does not make one dull.

Faith that does not wane but ever waxes higher and turns into realization.

A foreigner deserves to be welcomed only when he mixes with the indigenous people as sugar does with milk.

Not to own our mistake is to repeat it and to commit the additional sin of concealing it.

Knowing that everything has two sides, let us look at the bright side alone.

He who does not want to be a slave of anyone, must become the slave of God.

Reflection shows that heaven is here on earth, not in the sky above.

Man rests in the jaws of Death. He is said to be dead when the jaws close.

He who thinks, speaks and acts with God as his witness, will never feel ashamed of doing the right thing.

Non-possession means that we should not hoard anything that we do not need today.

Life is unreal, death is real and certain. ﾗNanak

Just as the universe is contained in the self, so is India contained in the villages.

He who is not disturbed by bad news will not be elated by good news.

Living with God there are no difficulties.

Mere confession of a wrong does not erase it. Whatever is possible must be done to undo the wrong.

It is as difficult to make the impossible possible, as it is easy to make the possible impossible.

He who harps on his woes, multiplies them manifold.

True religion knows no territorial limits.

In faith there is no room for despair.

A good thought is like fragrance.

He who does not labour and yet eats, eats stolen food.

"There is no sin like untruth, even as a million berries heaped together cannot equal a mountain". ﾗTulsidas

What matters to you the world's praise or censure? Do what you think is your duty.

An egoistical utterance should always be regarded as false.

To have good thoughts is one thing; to act upon them is another.

Justice needs to be tempered with generosity as much as generosity needs to be tempered with justice.

We exist, because God is. This shows that man, or any living being, is part of the Divine.

He who knows no rules and follows none just cannot be a servant of the people.

Great caution is necessary when a man represses his nature.

Verily, there should be only one fearﾗthe fear of doing something mean or untrue.

All activities that are born of one and the same seed merge into one another.

Life becomes perpetually renewed every day. This knowledge should be helpful in uplifting us.

Better to die once than to die daily.

Merit lies in fighting alone, be the opponent one or many.

Restlessness and impatience are two diseases and both shorten life.

He who obeys God's Law will never care for any other law which is opposed to the Divine Law.

Opposition makes the man.

Only he is worthy to mete out punishment whose judgement is infallible. Who but God can be such?

He alone can offer sacrifice who is pure, fearless and worthy.

Man by himself is nothing. But when he has become one with God, he is everything.

Blind is not he who has lost his eyes, but he who hides his shortcomings.

Whatever the crisis, the fire of love will overcome it.

Nanak says : "The craving for happiness is a veritable disease. Sorrow or suffering is its remedy."

He who remembers everything else but forgets God, really remembers nothing.

If we dwell on evil thoughts, they do not disappear; they are likely to become our companions. "Dhyayato vishayan.ﾔ

What is true of purity is true of all other virtues. Nonﾭviolence is tested when it faces violence.

When there is both inner and outer cleanliness, it approaches godliness.

Verily, the land belongs to him who labours on it.

Purity is tested only when it is pitted against impurity.

Let us always beware of false knowledge. That which keeps or turns us away from Truth is false knowledge.

Nanak says : "God dwells in every human heart, and so every heart is a temple of God."

Faith transcends reason; it is not opposed to it.

Purity asks for no external protection.

The right that accrues from the performance of duty endures.

Superstition and truth cannot go together.

Selfless action is a source of strength, for such action means the worship of God.

He who denies the existence of God denies his own.

The darkness of egoism is more impenetrable than darkness itself.

He alone lives in whose heart dwells Rama (God) and who is ever aware of such presence.

He who lacks peace and firmness cannot realize God.

Die and be saved.

How wrong it is to ask others to be clean when we ourselves remain unclean!

Even one drop of the poison of untruth will poison the entire milk-ocean of Truth.

It is easier to cross the ocean between countries than to span the gulf between individuals or people.

Perfection is only an ideal for man; it cannot be attained, for man is made imperfect.

Untruth corrodes the soul; truth nourishes it.

Chastity needs no purdah. It needs only God's protection.

Evenmindedness is the best of all wisdom.

The contentment that accrues to man as a result of leading a regular life, promotes his health and longevity.

To seek a favour is to barter away one's freedom.

In complete non-violence, there is complete absence of hatred.

[Ramanama] is the only unfailing remedy for man's threefold ills.

There is no happiness like Truth, no misery like untruth.

He who wants to please all, will please none.

One who thinks in terms of 'mine' and 'thine' cannot be free from attachment.

What greater meanness can there be than to seek out our good points and praise them to others?

The common people are a devoted worker's real bank, and this bank never fails.

When the soul awakes, all sorrow vanishes.

The non-attached person cannot own anything.

Noise does not overcome noise; silence does.

He who looks for faults in others cannot see his own.

Humility does not work, if it is a mere pretence; nor does simplicity.

The same sage observes that where there is peace of mind there is inner strength which is unfailing.

The first service is latrine-cleaning.

We cannot act or even think, in two opposite ways at the same time.

Good deeds let us do right now; the bad ones let us always keep on postponing.

There is goodness as well as greatness in simplicity, not in wealth.

Our greatest enemy is not the foreigner, nor anyone else. We ourselves, that is, our desires, are our enemies.

No man is worthless who lightens anyone's burden even the least bit.

If there is a soul, then surely the Supreme Soul (God), too, exists.

He who is the dust of everybody's feet is near to God.

Sacrifice which causes pain is no sacrifice at all. True sacrifice is joy-giving and uplifting.

When the world rejects a man, God befriends him.

When a man has lost patience, he should resort to silence, and speak only when he has calmed down.

We can do nothing right, so long as we are not blessed with inner light.

It is possible to endure a diseased body, but not a diseased mind.

Ramanama helps only those who fulfil the conditions for its recitation.

Pure thought is far more potent than speech.

Why seek outside that which is within you?

Divine Power is a thing that nothing can withstand.

To remember God and forget others is to see God even in them.

Renunciation which does not spring from the heart cannot be abiding.

Slavery to the environment dulls a man's mind.

Not contrived but genuine laughter is true eloquence, and more effective than speech.

He who forgets God, forgets himself.

We have no existence outside and apart from God.

When we wipe the slate clean, we see God's signature clearly on it.

Even a little untruth ruins a man, as a drop of poison ruins milk.

Man finds himself by losing his Self.

If you must be annoyed, why should it be at other people's lapses, why not at your own?

Experience is daily growing upon me that everything is attainable through silence.

When everything belongs to God what shall we offer to Him?

When man realizes himself, he is saved.

Meditation makes one strong and lucid.

Why should I depend upon anyone for my own affairs?

"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." Psalms, XLVI. 1.

Do not think, speak or write without reflecting. Consider how much time could thereby be saved.

The nearer we approach our ideal, the more truthful we become.

We must always listen to criticism of our faults and failings, never to our praises.

Religion is that which comprehends all. In other words, religion permeates life in all its aspects and at all times.

Moral strength does accrue from the reading of scriptures; but real freedom cannot be attained without enlightenment.

Just as only others can see a man's back while he himself cannot, we too cannot see our own errors.

He who loses patience, loses Truth as well as Non-violence.

Confession of error works like a broom. The broom sweeps away filth; confession does no less.

Being a slave to fear and selfishness is the worst form of slavery.

He who talks in tune with the rhythm of life is never weary.

An important matter loses importance if irrelevant. A relevant thing, though small, is of the highest importance.

We have made ourselves what we are.

When man smites, it is God who comes to our rescue.

To find fault is one thing; to prove it is another.

It appears that man cannot escape the snare of exaggeration.

That being so, why is man happy or miserable?

Sorrow is but another aspect of joy. Hence the one invariably follows the other.

The soul dries up without the company of the good.

The greater man's realization of the Self, the greater his progress.

Whatever we do should be done not to please or displease anyone, but only to please God.

How strange that a man very often does not know who is a friend and who is a foe!

Faith makes the ship move.

If the inside is clean, the outside is bound to be so.

When the inner lamp burns, it illumines the whole world.

There is only one way of achieving independence through non-violence : by dying we live, by killing never.

When a man empties his heart, God enters it.

To remain entangled in things physical and aspire for self-realization is like asking for the moon.

Religion is no religion if it becomes mechanical.

Beauty lies not in the complexion but in Truth alone.

What seems impossible is not always really so.

Nothing turns out right so long as there is no harmony between body, mind and soul.

He who concentrates on any one thing with singleness of purpose, will ultimately acquire the capacity to do everything.

In order to know himself, man must come out of his shell and view himself dispassionately.

A word uttered from a pure heart goes never vain.

In fact there should be harmony in life. The melody will pervade all activities and behaviour.

Nothing is impossible for a true devotee.

Without selflessness, how can there be fearlessness?

What more do you want when the heavens are within you, and even God Himself?

"Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength." Isaiah, XXVI. 4.

There is greater pleasure in not eating than in eating. Who has not experienced the truth of it?

Isaiah, XLI. 10 has : "Fear thou not; for I am with thee."

The human body is like a musical instrument. Any note that is desired can be struck on it.

How shall we please God, how praise Him? By serving His creatureﾗman.

Man can smile away his sorrows; by crying he only multiplies them.

Slipshod work is like half-baked bread, fit only to be thrown away.

Accepting undesired service, which is not joyfully rendered, is a painful burden.

How can one claim to be human if he acts like a beast?

One is a servant of him for whom one works, not to whom one pays only lip service.

Physical weakness is not the real weakness. Weakness of the mind alone is the real weakness.

The way to know what God's work is is heartfelt prayer and corresponding action.

However lofty the ambition, even those considered the lowliest of creatures should come within its ambit.

Only he can be a leader who never loses hope.

The breach of one rule inevitably leads to the breach of other rules.

He alone who truly serves is a good householder. He goes on giving without expectation of return.

He who does not know himself is lost.

Why fear death when the threat is ever present?

Man must never suppress his inner voice even if he stand alone.

The power of a true word is such that it leads one from selfishness to selflessness.

Belittling one's mother tongue is like disparaging one's own mother.

We are all mad. Which of us shall call whom mad?

There can be no perception without steadfastness of mind.

Like a ship without direction or destination, labour without an ideal is fruitless.

True happiness does not come from obtaining what one likes. It comes from cultivating a liking for what one dislikes.

If you see inner beauty, the outer will seem dull.

We are loath to devote time to things that matter, but hanker after worthless things and find pleasure in them!!!

Keep all, lose all.

We have to make ourselves as nearly as possible like Him we want to reach.

Man is the image of his thoughts.

How can a man who turns night into day be non-attached?

Man cannot raise himself by searching outside. The scope for growth lies within.

"Sweet are the fruits of equanimity"ﾗthe truth of this is experienced every moment.

Why does a man become restless when he is unable to do his work?

Our faith should be like an ever-burning lamp which not only gives us light but also illuminates the surroundings.

Is not death, in every case, a release from too much suffering? If so, why lament when it comes?

Religion does not consist in eating this food or eschewing that but only in the realization of God within oneself.

However great the fury of the storm, the sea does not abandon its calm.

He who explores the branch and forgets the root, strays.

Man cannot worship God and at the same time despise his fellow-beings. The two are irreconcilable.

Outward peace is useless without inner peace.

How can that be religion which cannot be put to use in one's daily life?

Man spoils matters much more by speech than by silence.

Every moment I observe how man deceives himself.

The Ganga flows in man's heart, yet he does not bathe in it, and remains unwashed.

A devotee is ever absorbed in God.

One man's cruelty is the measure of another man's gentleness.

He who seeks refuge in Ramanama, has Ramanama installed "in his heart and is duly rewarded.

He who is afraid of people's censure will never be able to do anything worth while.

He who loses his individuality loses all.

The greatness of a person lies in his heart, not in his head, that is, intellect.

When God is enshrined in our hearts, we cannot harbour evil thoughts or do evil deeds.

If one man can become perfect, it is but fair to assume that all can become so.

Everyone, prince or pauper, is the guardian of his own dharma. What is there to grieve or rejoice in this?

A calculating mind cannot attain self-realization.

A man without an ideal is like a ship without a rudder. (Written on 15-4-45.)

If the courage to endure everything with goodwill is lacking, goodwill becomes a lame virtue.

It is very difficult to confess one's error; but then there is no other way of cleansing oneself.

God is our Help as well as the Helmsman.

The wonder is that even though a man knows where true happiness lies, he wastes his life in pursuing untruth!

He who has neither peace nor determination, how can he have realization?

A troubled mind causes more suffering than an ulcer.

Even nectar turns into poison if poison is added to it.

Despair corrodes man.

Innocent and dreamless sleep is samadhi (meditation), yoga (concentration of mind) and selfless action. (Adapted from Vinoba's letter).

"The hasty are ruffled; the slow and steady have composure." One sees the truth of this every moment.

He alone can be a true satyagrahi who knows the art of living as well as of dying.

He who fears, fails.

Every minute that runs to waste is irrecoverable. Yet, knowing this, how much time we waste!

How can he who does not know the art of living know the art of dying?

What does it matter if people look upon us as dreamers?

What distinguishes man from animals ? Comprehensive thinking on this question will solve a lot of our problems.

When God cares, why should we be full of cares?

Education which does not mould character is wholly worthless.

There is not a single moment in life when man cannot serve.

By donning the garb of religion, vice does not become virtue nor does a wrong cease to be wrong.

Faith is the sun of life.

Pride devours man completely. The truth of this can be realized by everyone every moment.

A man of knowledge attains peace only through renunciation.

Man knows what his duty is, yet does not do what he knows he ought to. Why is that so?

Do not do anything do not read anything without understanding.

God and Satan cannot both occupy the throne of the heart.

When we give something, we must give the truest part of ourselves.

The world may call us weak but we must not weaken our ideals.

On the other hand, modesty and humility nourish man and make for his growth.

He who wishes to save time will never do a single unnecessary thing.

It is strange that we toil so much over externals without a care for what lies within.

Fewer people die from disease than from fear of disease.

Simplicity cannot be affected, it should be ingrained in one's nature.

We seek the company of the good, for that is the food for our soul.

This day deserves to be written in letters of gold for, on April 6, 1919, India discovered herself.

Economics which departs from or is opposed to ethics is no good and should be renounced.

When a man's mind is filled with the Light of Heaven, all obstacles in his path vanish.

Vice flourishes in darkness. It vanishes in the light of day.

In egotism lies all trouble.

To destroy something is easy. To build requires great skill and care.

Truth should be accompanied by firmness of purpose.

Even if he be your relation, do not try to hide his faults.

For the realization of Truth it is necessary to read the lives of the saints and reflect upon them.

Pure thought is so subtle and yet so powerful a thing that it becomes all-pervading.

Do not listen to rumour; but, if you do, do not believe it.

It is sinful to multiply wants unnecessarily.(Written on 3-4-1945.)

Never should we make the mistake of imagining that a wrong can be classified as 'big' or 'smallﾒ.

Contemplation of an ideal does not broaden its scope, but it certainly increases its depth.

We shall cease to think only of ourselves when we think of others.

Inner strength grows by prayer.

Many things are wrought by patience, even as they are spoilt by impatience.

If you want to stand before God, you must go after shedﾭding the robe of egoism.

He who is face to face with God does not speak, cannot speak.

Not to do evil is the only true law of life, says Guru Teg Bahadur.

No joy can compare with the joy of doing one's duty in silence.

Selfishness and fear must go if one is to realize God.

He who has God on his side, has all.

He who has divine endowment in him becomes thereby immortal.

Envy devours him who harbours it. He who is the object of envy remains unaffected, perhaps even unaware of it.

What is in the mind must come out, sooner or later.

Evil thoughts are also a sign of illness. Let us, therefore, avoid evil thoughts.

To mistake selfishness for selflessness is like mistaking a jackal for a lion.

"My grace is sufficient for thee : for my strength is made perfect in weakness." II Corinthians, XII. 9.

Supposing God is on the side of both, then who should fear whom?

To a starving person, God will appear in the form of bread alone.

That which looks for mercy from an opponent is not non-violence.

When the ego dies, the soul awakes.

True happiness does not come from without; it comes from within.