Only experience makes us realize how hard it is to attain the state of non-attachment.
- "Sunday, September 22, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 510.He who has neither peace nor determination, how can he have realization?
- "Sevagram, February 15, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 410.Why should I depend upon anyone for my own affairs?
- "April 29, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 453.He who wishes to preserve his integrity must be prepared to lose all material possessions.
- "December 14, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 447.Sacrifice with regret is no sacrifice.
- "April 23, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 453.Humility does not work, if it is a mere pretence; nor does simplicity.
- "Bombay, February 18, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 410.Supposing God is on the side of both, then who should fear whom?
- "August 23, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 457.To mistake selfishness for selflessness is like mistaking a jackal for a lion.
- "October 17, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 462."The hasty are ruffled; the slow and steady have composure." One sees the truth of this every moment.
- "March 29, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXIX, p. 434.Nothing is impossible for a true devotee.
- "November 15, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 444.How wrong it is to ask others to be clean when we ourselves remain unclean!
- "February 12, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXIX, p. 429.When a man empties his heart, God enters it.
- "Delhi, April 7, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 415.To speak the truth, you have to weigh your words again and again.
- "June 4, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 457.Give all, gain all.
- "Wednesday, August 7, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 506.If you see inner beauty, the outer will seem dull.
- "Sunday, September 15, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 509.He who has not in him infinite patience cannot observe non-violence.
- "March 26, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXIX, p. 434.The contentment that accrues to man as a result of leading a regular life, promotes his health and longevity.
- "May 17, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 432.We must always listen to criticism of our faults and failings, never to our praises.
- "July 5, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 437.A good thought is like fragrance.
- "Uruli, March 26, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 414.Man is the image of his thoughts.
- "December 30, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 449.If we do not forsake our ideal, the ideal will never forsake us.
- "May 29, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 456.Verily, the land belongs to him who labours on it.
- "January 21, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXIX, p. 427.Let us think not of big things but of good things.
- "October 8, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 511.To see nothing but faults of others is even meaner than praising one's own virtues.
- "October 15, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 461.A poet has said that a man without knowledge is like an animal. What is that knowledge?
- "September 30, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 460.The light of knowledge can never dawn on the proud.
- "Friday, August 30, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 508.Nanak says : "The more one indulges oneself, the more unhappy one becomes."
- "August 13, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 456."Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength." Isaiah, XXVI. 4.
- "March 4, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXIX, p. 432.There is greater pleasure in not eating than in eating. Who has not experienced the truth of it?
- "July 3, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 437.Therefore, a satyagrahi will never seek rights; these will come to him unsought.
- "August 5, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 455.That being so, why is man happy or miserable?
- "January 12, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXIX, p. 426.Whatever we do should be done not to please or displease anyone, but only to please God.
- "July 19, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 504.It is easy to instruct an uneducated person, but who can carry understanding to a man of little learning?
- "October 9, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 461.Have we any right to pray so long as we have not purged ourselves of our impurities?
- "February 22, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXIX, p. 430.Pride devours man completely. The truth of this can be realized by everyone every moment.
- "May 18, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 432.The darkness of egoism is more impenetrable than darkness itself.
- "July 25, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 454.God is said to have four arms as well as a thousand. It shows that all this is mere imagery.
- "Sunday, September 29, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 510.Belittling one's mother tongue is like disparaging one's own mother.
- "September 13, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 459.Non-possession means that we should not hoard anything that we do not need today.
- "November 25, 1944", CWMG, vol. LXXVIII, p. 391.Sorrow is but another aspect of joy. Hence the one invariably follows the other.
- "July 27, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 455.Truth should be accompanied by firmness of purpose.
- "Madras"January 26, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 408.Restlessness and impatience are two diseases and both shorten life.
- "May 27, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 456.He who obeys God's Law will never care for any other law which is opposed to the Divine Law.
- "July 25, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 505.In order to know himself, man must come out of his shell and view himself dispassionately.
- "January 29, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXIX, p. 428.That which should be renounced must be declined as a matter of duty even if offered free.
- "November 12, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 444.Such being the case, where is the sense in making merry or becoming arrogant?
- "Poona, June 30, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 459.Chastity needs no purdah. It needs only God's protection.
- "December 17, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 447.Man's capacity for self-deception is immeasurably greater than that for deceiving others. Every sensible person will testify to this.
- "February 15, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXIX, p. 430.Man is where his mind is, not where his body is.
- "On The Steamer To Dhubri, January 13, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 450.Purity asks for no external protection.
- "December 26, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 448.When the inner lamp burns, it illumines the whole world.
- "April 24, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 453.Living with God there are no difficulties.
- "Delhi, April 11, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 415.Superstition and truth cannot go together.
- "Madras, January 27, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 408.If you want to stand before God, you must go after shedᆳding the robe of egoism.
- "July 2, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 459."My grace is sufficient for thee : for my strength is made perfect in weakness." II Corinthians, XII. 9.
- "March 6, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXIX, p. 432.Even one word, if true, is enough. Untrue words, however many, are worth nothing.
- "July 30, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 455.He who loses patience, loses Truth as well as Non-violence.
- "Panchgani, July 16, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 504.An egoistical utterance should always be regarded as false.
- "Poona, March 10, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 412.Blind is not he who has lost his eyes, but he who hides his shortcomings.
- "April 10, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXIX, p. 436.Envy devours him who harbours it. He who is the object of envy remains unaffected, perhaps even unaware of it.
- "May 29, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 434.He who forgets God, forgets himself.
- "August 26, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 457.One is a servant of him for whom one works, not to whom one pays only lip service.
- "June 14, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 457.Not to do evil is the only true law of life, says Guru Teg Bahadur.
- "July 18, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 454.Is not death, in every case, a release from too much suffering? If so, why lament when it comes?
- "May 6, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 431.It is well not to yield to desire. Once we give in restraint becomes difficult if not impossible.
- "January 27, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXIX, p. 428.When a man sleeps under the sky, who can rob him?
- "Delhi, April 2, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 415.Deeds, like seeds, take their own time to fructify.
- "Bombay, February 19, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 410.What is true of purity is true of all other virtues. Nonᆳviolence is tested when it faces violence.
- "October 20, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 462.We cannot act or even think, in two opposite ways at the same time.
- "May 1, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 453.How strange that we run after physicians who are mortals themselves but forget Rama, the immortal, eternal and never-failing Physician!
- "December 30, 1944", CWMG, vol. LXXVIII, p. 395.A person without attachment should have an inexhaustible fund of patience.
- "Sodepur, January 16, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 450.If we dwell on evil thoughts, they do not disappear; they are likely to become our companions. "Dhyayato vishayan.ヤ
- "Monday, September 30, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 510.Education which does not mould character is wholly worthless.
- "Sodepur, January 7, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 449.Selfishness keeps us worrying for ever.
- "Poona, March 3, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 411.Great caution is necessary when a man represses his nature.
- "July 22, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 504.The power of a true word is such that it leads one from selfishness to selflessness.
- "July 31, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 455.In faith there is no room for despair.
- "October 3, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 461.What distinguishes man from animals ? Comprehensive thinking on this question will solve a lot of our problems.
- "February 18, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXIX, p. 430.He alone can offer sacrifice who is pure, fearless and worthy.
- "Saturday, August 24, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 507.Only he is worthy to mete out punishment whose judgement is infallible. Who but God can be such?
- "October 24, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 462.No joy can compare with the joy of doing one's duty in silence.
- "June 10, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 457.When everything belongs to God what shall we offer to Him?
- "May 20, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 455.The Ganga flows in man's heart, yet he does not bathe in it, and remains unwashed.
- "Friday, August 23, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 507.Steadfastness in meditation indicates depth of thought; it also makes for purity and maturity of thought.
- "June 11, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 457.Life is likened to a rose; because life, too, is full of thorns.
- "May 7, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 431.If you must be annoyed, why should it be at other people's lapses, why not at your own?
- "Thursday, September 26, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 510.A devotee is ever absorbed in God.
- "November 16, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 444.Die and be saved.
- "September 6, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 508.True religion knows no territorial limits.
- "December 31, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 449.To a starving person, God will appear in the form of bread alone.
- "November 30/December 3, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 446.He who has God on his side, has all.
- "Delhi, April 9, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 415.It appears that man cannot escape the snare of exaggeration.
- "Tuesday, August 20, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 507.Sacrifice which causes pain is no sacrifice at all. True sacrifice is joy-giving and uplifting.
- "June 25, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 436.Every moment I observe how man deceives himself.
- "May 31, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 434.He who has God for his companion, why need he be sorrowful or anxious or look for another companion?
- "Poona,March 20, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 413.Simplicity cannot be affected, it should be ingrained in one's nature.
- "Tuesday, August 13, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 506.Faith makes the ship move.
- "Saturday, September 7, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 508.What is learnt by rote is of as little value as the parrot's recitation of Ramanama.
- "June 12, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 435.Dying for religion is good; for fanaticism, neither dying nor living.
- "Friday, September 13, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 509.Merit lies in fighting alone, be the opponent one or many.
- "October 30, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 463.Why seek outside that which is within you?
- "Poona, February 25, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 411.How can he who does not know the art of living know the art of dying?
- "October 31, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 463.If all become teachers, who will be the pupils? So let us all be pupils.
- "Delhi, April 13, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 416.Nanak says : "God dwells in every human heart, and so every heart is a temple of God."
- "July 21, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 454.Debts are redeemed by deeds, not by words.
- "May 22, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 455.Isaiah, XLI. 10 has : "Fear thou not; for I am with thee."
- "March 3, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXIX, p. 432.Who can describe the joy that lies in finding refuge in God?
- "Uruli, March 25, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 414.If God resides in every heart, then who dare hate whom?
- "July 22, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 454.Religion does not consist in eating this food or eschewing that but only in the realization of God within oneself.
- "October 26, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 462.When we wipe the slate clean, we see God's signature clearly on it.
- "Tuesday, September 10, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 509.There can be no safety for us save in the lap of God.
- "Poona, February 27, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 411.Knowledge is that alone which enables a man to know himself. In other words, knowledge means self-realization.
- "October 1, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 460.Thought pierces even a wall of steel.
- "September 5, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 508.To remain entangled in things physical and aspire for self-realization is like asking for the moon.
- "May 30, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 456.Many things are wrought by patience, even as they are spoilt by impatience.
- "Monday, August 12, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 506.What shall we call a person who, in the name of Rama, acts like Ravana?
- "June 13, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 457.When the world rejects a man, God befriends him.
- "Sevagram, February 7, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 409.When attachment is present, the performance of even a pure deed involves manipulation.
- "June 17, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 458.Man cannot raise himself by searching outside. The scope for growth lies within.
- "Wednesday, August 14, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 506.On the other hand, modesty and humility nourish man and make for his growth.
- "May 19, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 433.He who does not labour and yet eats, eats stolen food.
- "November 27/December 3, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 445.It is not the whistle that moves the train but the power harnessed in the steam.
- "Kalka, May 14, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 455.There can be no perception without steadfastness of mind.
- "Madras, January 28, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 408.One who thinks in terms of 'mine' and 'thine' cannot be free from attachment.
- "Sodepur, January 18, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 451.When ムI' and when 'God'? In determining this lies the test of wisdom.
- "July 6, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 437.A guru should be perfect. God alone is that.
- "October 8, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 461.He who loses his individuality loses all.
- "December 10, 1944", CWMG, vol. LXXVIII, p. 393.If the inside is clean, the outside is bound to be so.
- "Delhi, April 5, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 415.Alcohol maddens a man for the moment, but pride devours him completely and he is not even conscious of it!
- "October 29, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 463.What is it, if not futile, to argue about something which is beyond thought?
- "November 25, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 445.How shall we dispel this darkness of egoism? By the light of uttermost humility.
- "July 26, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 454.He who doubts the existence of God perishes.
- "September 7, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 458.We are loath to devote time to things that matter, but hanker after worthless things and find pleasure in them!!!
- "December 17, 1944", CWMG, vol. LXXVIII, p. 393.It is sinful to multiply wants unnecessarily.(Written on 3-4-1945.)
- "April 2, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXIX, p. 435.Selfless action is a source of strength, for such action means the worship of God.
- "January 19, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXIX, p. 427.Everything is right and proper in its place, improper when out of place.
- "Monday, August 19, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 507.Man's capacity for self-deception is amazing.
- "Sevagram, Tuesday, August 6, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 506.He who concentrates on any one thing with singleness of purpose, will ultimately acquire the capacity to do everything.
- "December 8, 1944", CWMG, vol. LXXVIII, p. 392.In fact there should be harmony in life. The melody will pervade all activities and behaviour.
- "February 23, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 411.When man smites, it is God who comes to our rescue.
- "June 18, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 458.Contemplation of an ideal does not broaden its scope, but it certainly increases its depth.
- "Sevagram, February 13, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 409.True happiness does not come from obtaining what one likes. It comes from cultivating a liking for what one dislikes.
- "Poona, March 16, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 413.He who has divine endowment in him becomes thereby immortal.
- "Gurudev Jayanti, May 8, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 454.When our outer life gets the better of our inner life, the result is bound to be bad.
- "April 19, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 452.Man spoils matters much more by speech than by silence.
- "February 5, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 409.Despair corrodes man.
- "Sunday, August 25, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 507.Man by himself is nothing. But when he has become one with God, he is everything.
- "July 14, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 460.The first service is latrine-cleaning.
- "July 27, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 505.Evenmindedness is the best of all wisdom.
- "June 22, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 458.Never should we make the mistake of imagining that a wrong can be classified as 'big' or 'smallメ.
- "September 1, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 458.Even one drop of the poison of untruth will poison the entire milk-ocean of Truth.
- "August 6, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 455.He who looks for faults in others cannot see his own.
- "May 17, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 455.For the realization of Truth it is necessary to read the lives of the saints and reflect upon them.
- "December 3, 1944", CWMG, vol. LXXVIII, p. 392.Silence above all.
- "Thursday, August 29, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 508.The way to know what God's work is is heartfelt prayer and corresponding action.
- "Thursday, October 3, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 511.Inexhaustible patience is needed if Truth is to be brought home to anyone.
- "Poona, July 28, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 505.Even a little untruth ruins a man, as a drop of poison ruins milk.
- "December 16, 1944", CWMG, vol. LXXVIII, p. 393.Whatever the crisis, the fire of love will overcome it.
- "Uruli, August 1, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 505.Innocent and dreamless sleep is samadhi (meditation), yoga (concentration of mind) and selfless action. (Adapted from Vinoba's letter).
- "November 14, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 444.Man cannot worship God and at the same time despise his fellow-beings. The two are irreconcilable.
- "September 28, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 460.To be guilty of a lapse, small or big, is certainly bad; but to hide it is even worse.
- "March 11, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 412.To remember God and forget others is to see God even in them.
- "Poona, March 21, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 413.He who has everything but God on his side, has nothing.
- "Delhi, April 10, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 415.Our personal cleanliness counts for little if our neighbours are not clean.
- "June 1, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 456.The wonder is that even though a man knows where true happiness lies, he wastes his life in pursuing untruth!
- "July 18, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 504.Man must never suppress his inner voice even if he stand alone.
- "June 24, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 458.Even if he be your relation, do not try to hide his faults.
- "June 21, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 458.To speak or not to speakラwhen that is the question, silence should take the place of speech.
- "October 25, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 462.He who does not know himself is lost.
- "September 3, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 508.To destroy something is easy. To build requires great skill and care.
- "Saturday, August 10, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 506.Meditation does not make one dull.
- "July 11, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 460.How can one claim to be human if he acts like a beast?
- "Friday, August 16, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 507.Because of our physical limitations, we cannot have a conception of the existence of God.
- "August 28, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 457.Intuition is lame if it is not supported by reason.
- "June 25, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 458.A calculating mind cannot attain self-realization.
- "June 12, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 457.Nanak says : "The craving for happiness is a veritable disease. Sorrow or suffering is its remedy."
- "August 9, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 456.Every man should seek for the Source of his being.
- "September 2, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 508.We can do nothing right, so long as we are not blessed with inner light.
- "Sevagram, February 11, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 409.There is goodness as well as greatness in simplicity, not in wealth.
- "July 31, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 505.He who thinks, speaks and acts with God as his witness, will never feel ashamed of doing the right thing.
- "September 5, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 458.Keep all, lose all.
- "Thursday, August 8, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 506.Evil thoughts are also a sign of illness. Let us, therefore, avoid evil thoughts.
- "December 27, 1944", CWMG, vol. LXXVIII, p. 395.A foreigner deserves to be welcomed only when he mixes with the indigenous people as sugar does with milk.
- "Madras, January 23, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 407.What matters to you the world's praise or censure? Do what you think is your duty.
- "Sarani or Gauhati, January 10, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 450.When a man has lost patience, he should resort to silence, and speak only when he has calmed down.
- "April 17, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 452.Not contrived but genuine laughter is true eloquence, and more effective than speech.
- "May 16, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 432."Man is not God; call him not that. But of Divine refulgence he is part."
- "December 18, 1944", CWMG, vol. LXXVIII, p. 393.When God is enshrined in our hearts, we cannot harbour evil thoughts or do evil deeds.
- "June 7, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 457.He who wants to please all, will please none.
- "June 1, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 434.He who is afraid of people's censure will never be able to do anything worth while.
- "Sunday, August I8, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 507.We exist, because God is. This shows that man, or any living being, is part of the Divine.
- "February 24, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXIX, p. 431.It follows from the foregoing that we would be thereby adding that much time to our span of life.
- "June 22, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 436.He who always treads only the path of Truth never stumbles.
- "March 9, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 412.Non-attachment is put to real test only when there is full scope for our attachment to something.
- "June 15, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 435."There is no sin like untruth, even as a million berries heaped together cannot equal a mountain". ラTulsidas
- "October 7, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 461.The joy of life lies in divesting oneself of life's cares.
- "November 1, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 443.When a man's mind is filled with the Light of Heaven, all obstacles in his path vanish.
- "June 8, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 457.Faith that does not wane but ever waxes higher and turns into realization.
- "December 3, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 446.A right cause never fails; A true word never hurts in the end.
- "January 23, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXIX, p. 427.What is in the mind must come out, sooner or later.
- "May 23, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 455.God and Satan cannot both occupy the throne of the heart.
- "Thursday, September 12, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 509.[Ramanama] is the only unfailing remedy for man's threefold ills.
- "May 24, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 456.Why fear death when the threat is ever present?
- "Sunday, September 8, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 508.How is it that a precept regarded as applicable to others appears inapplicable to oneself?
- "April 25, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 453.Accepting undesired service, which is not joyfully rendered, is a painful burden.
- "July 21, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 504.The straight path is as difficult as it is simple. Were it not so, all would follow the straight path.
- "December 11, 1944", CWMG, vol. LXXVIII, p. 393.To have good thoughts is one thing; to act upon them is another.
- "May 3, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 454.We have made ourselves what we are.
- "March 1, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 411.Mere confession of a wrong does not erase it. Whatever is possible must be done to undo the wrong.
- "Madras, January 25, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 407.Even nectar turns into poison if poison is added to it.
- "June 23, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 458.The non-attached person cannot own anything.
- "On The Train To Madras, January 19, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 451.He alone lives in whose heart dwells Rama (God) and who is ever aware of such presence.
- "August 1, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 455.It is as difficult to make the impossible possible, as it is easy to make the possible impossible.
- "August 20, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 457.Only that work which is done after anger has subsided can bear fruit.
- "Madras, January 22, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 407.He who is the dust of everybody's feet is near to God.
- "July 10, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 438.Without the maximum possible non-attachment, it is inconceivable for anyone to live up to the age of 125 years.
- "In The Train On Way To Madras, January 20, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 407.He who wants to drink of the nectar of Ramanama must purge himself of lust, anger and the like.
- "June 20, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 458.Nobody progresses without opposition.
- "September 1, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 508.Nanak says : "If we obey the law of God, we then need no man-made laws."
- "July 23, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 454.Verily, there should be only one fearラthe fear of doing something mean or untrue.
- "May 8, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 431.Sweet are the fruits of patience.
- "April 28, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 453.If the nature is evil, it needs not repression but casting out.
- "July 23, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 504.He who explores the branch and forgets the root, strays.
- "Poona, July 8, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 460.When man realizes himself, he is saved.
- "April 18, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 452.When there is both inner and outer cleanliness, it approaches godliness.
- "On The Assam Mail, January 8, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 450.The same sage observes that where there is peace of mind there is inner strength which is unfailing.
- "Madura, February 2, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 408.Just as drop by drop the lake fills up, so also every minute of sincere prayer nourishes the soul.
- "Panchgani, July 13, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 460.Just as only others can see a man's back while he himself cannot, we too cannot see our own errors.
- "May 5, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 431.Why does a man become restless when he is unable to do his work?
- "July 30, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 505.Life becomes perpetually renewed every day. This knowledge should be helpful in uplifting us.
- "September 16, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 459.He alone knows the charm of solitude who has deliberately taken to it.
- "July 9, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 438.Experience is daily growing upon me that everything is attainable through silence.
- "June 20, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 436.Our faith should be like an ever-burning lamp which not only gives us light but also illuminates the surroundings.
- "Poona, March 2, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 411.When God cares, why should we be full of cares?
- "Delhi, April 14, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 452.We are all mad. Which of us shall call whom mad?
- "Monday, September 9, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 509.Man finds himself by losing his Self.
- "July 7, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 460.God is our Help as well as the Helmsman.
- "Delhi, April 12, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 416.Let us respect other religions even as we respect our own. Mere tolerance thereof is not enough.
- "November 27, 1944", CWMG, vol. LXXVIII, p. 391.One perfect man can dispel untruth even though the untruthful be legion.
- "December 10, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 447.Nothing turns out right so long as there is no harmony between body, mind and soul.
- "August 2, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 505.Not to own our mistake is to repeat it and to commit the additional sin of concealing it.
- "March 13, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 412.Renunciation which does not spring from the heart cannot be abiding.
- "Sodepur, January 5, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 449.He who is face to face with God does not speak, cannot speak.
- " August 4, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 506.Fear vanishes only with the annihilation of the ego.
- "August 18, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 457.There is no happiness like Truth, no misery like untruth.
- "July 17, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 504.Pure thought is so subtle and yet so powerful a thing that it becomes all-pervading.
- "June 27, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 459."God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." Psalms, XLVI. 1.
- "March 7, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXIX, p. 432.Money is God'ラit is wrong to say so, and it has been proved to be wrong.
- "September 25, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 460.One can never find Truth if one is not wide awake every moment of one's life.
- "August 3, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 455.In egotism lies all trouble.
- "Monday, September 23, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 510.The true mark of success in life is the growth of tenderness and maturity in a man.
- "Madras (In Train), February 4, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 409.If there is a soul, then surely the Supreme Soul (God), too, exists.
- "August 27, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 457.If we call God our Redeemer and let our indolence grow, we are committing a sin.
- "May 21, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 455.What can a person not accomplish by faith? He can do everything.
- "December 6, 1944", CWMG, vol. LXXVIII, p. 392.The breach of one rule inevitably leads to the breach of other rules.
- "May 14, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 432.Faith transcends reason; it is not opposed to it.
- "November 5, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 443.All activities that are born of one and the same seed merge into one another.
- "Uruli, March 27, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 414.Fewer people die from disease than from fear of disease.
- "May 7, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 454.Violence is the weapon of the weak; non-violence that of the strong.
- "December 13, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 447.If God keeps you, what does it matter if men reject you?
- "Saturday, October 5, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 511.He who knows no rules and follows none just cannot be a servant of the people.
- "October 10, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 461.Everyone grows old with the passage of time; desire alone remains ever youthful.
- "November 8, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 443.Indigestion, etc., are not the only causes of fever. Anger, too, can bring it on.
- "September 21, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 460.Life means not revelryラeating, drinking and making merry but praising God, i. e., rendering true service to humanity.
- "February 17, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXIX, p. 430.Man can overcome mountains by faith.
- "December 7, 1944", CWMG, vol. LXXVIII, p. 392.Reflection shows that heaven is here on earth, not in the sky above.
- "March 7, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 412.When the soul awakes, all sorrow vanishes.
- "Uruli, March 30, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 414."Rather perish than break the pledged word." ラTulsidas
- "October 6, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 461.Economics which departs from or is opposed to ethics is no good and should be renounced.
- "Sarani or Gauhati, January 12, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 450.He who thinks of the suffering humanity, will not think of himself. Where has he the time?
- "February 7, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXIX, p. 429.A man of knowledge attains peace only through renunciation.
- "June 5, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 457.Life is unreal, death is real and certain. ラNanak
- "July 19, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 454.He who is shamed into acting correctly is not acting correctly at all.
- "November 10, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 444.Like a ship without direction or destination, labour without an ideal is fruitless.
- "May 22, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 433."Sweet are the fruits of equanimity"ラthe truth of this is experienced every moment.
- "May 24, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 433.If the courage to endure everything with goodwill is lacking, goodwill becomes a lame virtue.
- "May 11, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 454.Prayer needs a heart, not a tongue. Without the heart, words have no meaning.
- "December 25, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 448.To rejoice in happiness is to invite misery. Real happiness springs from sorrow and suffering.
- "May 15, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 432.Pure love removes all weariness.
- "Thursday, August 15, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 507.Confession of error works like a broom. The broom sweeps away filth; confession does no less.
- "December 9, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 447.Slavery to the environment dulls a man's mind.
- "Poona, February 20, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 410.However lofty the ambition, even those considered the lowliest of creatures should come within its ambit.
- "Wednesday, September 11, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 509.True happiness does not come from without; it comes from within.
- "December 9, 1944", CWMG, vol. LXXVIII, p. 392.The common people are a devoted worker's real bank, and this bank never fails.
- "Sodepur, January 4, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 449.We have to make ourselves as nearly as possible like Him we want to reach.
- "Wednesday, September 25, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 510.What seems impossible is not always really so.
- "August 21, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 457.He who talks in tune with the rhythm of life is never weary.
- "March 8, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 412.There is only one way of achieving independence through non-violence : by dying we live, by killing never.
- "March 13, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXIX, p. 433.Do not listen to rumour; but, if you do, do not believe it.
- "July 4, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 437.We seek the company of the good, for that is the food for our soul.
- "In Train, February 17, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 410.There is not a single moment in life when man cannot serve.
- "Delhi, April 3, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 415.A life without thought is like that of a beast.
- "Tuesday, September 24, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 510.When the ego dies, the soul awakes.
- "Uruli, March 29, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 414.The human body is like a musical instrument. Any note that is desired can be struck on it.
- "September 4, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 508.We shall cease to think only of ourselves when we think of others.
- "Sunday, August 11, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 506.Our greatest enemy is not the foreigner, nor anyone else. We ourselves, that is, our desires, are our enemies.
- "December 27, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 448.Irregularity never goes well with non-attachment.
- "November 9, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 444.How can a man who turns night into day be non-attached?
- "June 19, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 458.He who lacks peace and firmness cannot realize God.
- "May 28, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 456.Nothing is ever achieved without toil, that is without tapa. How, then, can self-purification be possible without it?
- "January 17, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXIX, p. 427.He who remembers everything else but forgets God, really remembers nothing.
- "August 25, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 457.It is easier to cross the ocean between countries than to span the gulf between individuals or people.
- "November 6, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 443.Vice flourishes in darkness. It vanishes in the light of day.
- "October 21, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 462.However great the fury of the storm, the sea does not abandon its calm.
- "July 29, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 505.What is 'big' or 'small' in sin? Sin is sin. To believe otherwise is self-deception.
- "Friday, August 9, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 506.He alone can be a true satyagrahi who knows the art of living as well as of dying.
- "Bombay,March 14, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 412.There is a limit to violent action and it can fail. Non-violence knows no limit and it never fails.
- "December 11, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 447.Faith is the sun of life.
- "Friday, October 4, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 511.Meditation makes one strong and lucid.
- "July 12, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 460.If one man can become perfect, it is but fair to assume that all can become so.
- "Sunday, October 6, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 511.The world may call us weak but we must not weaken our ideals.
- 'Sevagram, February 8, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 409.That which looks for mercy from an opponent is not non-violence.
- "Sodepur, January 14, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 450.He who is truly clean within, cannot remain unclean without.
- "January 22, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXIX, p. 427.To gain immortality through divine endowment is not a big thing. To fulfil our obligations in daily life is.
- "May 9, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 454.It is not man that enjoys pleasures; it is pleasures that enjoy man, which is to say they consume him.
- "November 7, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 443.What does it matter if people look upon us as dreamers?
- "October 9, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 511.Inner strength grows by prayer.
- "Saturday, September 14, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 509.How shall we please God, how praise Him? By serving His creatureラman.
- "June 3, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 434.Let us always beware of false knowledge. That which keeps or turns us away from Truth is false knowledge.
- "December 2, 1944", CWMG, vol. LXXVIII, p. 392.No man is worthless who lightens anyone's burden even the least bit.
- "January 30, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXIX, p. 428.Without selflessness, how can there be fearlessness?
- "February 16, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 410.An ideal is one thing; living up to it is quite another. (Written on 15-4-1945.)
- "April 12, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXIX, p. 436.We are no better than any otherラthis thought is full of truth and humility.
- "May 12, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 454.He who in his distress turns to God is not troubled by any fear.
- "Sodepur, January 6, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 449.In complete non-violence, there is complete absence of hatred.
- "December 23, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 448.He who remembers God can afford to forget everything else.
- "August 24, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 457.He who is not disturbed by bad news will not be elated by good news.
- "May 10, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 454.Being a slave to fear and selfishness is the worst form of slavery.
- "May 19, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 455.Says Nanak again : "Whatever you give away is yours; whatever you keep is not yours."
- "August 10, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 456.This day deserves to be written in letters of gold for, on April 6, 1919, India discovered herself.
- "Delhi, April 6, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 415.The nearer we approach our ideal, the more truthful we become.
- "Simla, May 2, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 454.An important matter loses importance if irrelevant. A relevant thing, though small, is of the highest importance.
- "April 19, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXIX, p. 437.Man knows what his duty is, yet does not do what he knows he ought to. Why is that so?
- "April 4, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXIX, p. 435.He whose eye says one thing, his tongue another, and his heart yet another, is a worthless fellow.
- "Poona, March 17, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 413.What more do you want when the heavens are within you, and even God Himself?
- "April 27, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 453.One person has God on his side; millions have Satan on theirs. Must, therefore, one fear the millions?
- "August 22, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 457.He who is absorbed in God cannot become absorbed in anybody or anything besides Him.
- "November 17, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 444.Better to die once than to die daily.
- "April 16, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 452.Just as the universe is contained in the self, so is India contained in the villages.
- "July 12, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 438.I strive hard to preserve my physical body. Do I take the same pains to know my soul?
- "April 7, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXIX, p. 435.What greater meanness can there be than to seek out our good points and praise them to others?
- "October 14, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 461.Why is it that man is afraid of speaking and practising truth, not untruth?
- "May 10, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 432.When all forsake you, God shall still be with you.
- "April 26, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 453.Justice needs to be tempered with generosity as much as generosity needs to be tempered with justice.
- "October 23, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 462.Outward peace is useless without inner peace.
- "Sevagram, February 9, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 409.Moral strength does accrue from the reading of scriptures; but real freedom cannot be attained without enlightenment.
- "February 1, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXIX, p. 428.Silence inspired by fear is no silence.
- "Sevagram, February 6, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 409.Religion is that which comprehends all. In other words, religion permeates life in all its aspects and at all times.
- "February 4, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXIX, p. 428.If we are late for a train, we miss it. What if we are late for prayer?
- "June 6, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 457.A troubled mind causes more suffering than an ulcer.
- "Friday, September 20, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 509.The real service to the Bhils would be to make them fearless and remove their despair.
- "Wednesday, August 28, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 508.Divine Power is a thing that nothing can withstand.
- "Bombay, July 5, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 459.He who seeks refuge in Ramanama, has Ramanama installed "in his heart and is duly rewarded.
- "May 25, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 456.The benefit of solitude can be realized only by experience.
- "May 4, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 454.Noise does not overcome noise; silence does.
- "May 6, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 454.By donning the garb of religion, vice does not become virtue nor does a wrong cease to be wrong.
- "October 5, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 461.What a pity that even though a man knows it, he still prefers to fall!
- "Monday, October 7, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 511.Do not think, speak or write without reflecting. Consider how much time could thereby be saved.
- "July 11, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 438.Beauty lies not in the complexion but in Truth alone.
- "December 4, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 446.Opposition makes the man.
- "Delhi, April 4, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 415.A man without an ideal is like a ship without a rudder. (Written on 15-4-45.)
- "April 13, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXIX, p. 436.Slipshod work is like half-baked bread, fit only to be thrown away.
- "May 9, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 432.He who is poor by force of circumstances, cannot become poor by choice.
- "December 16, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 447.It is more than severe punishment to compel a man to do something which he does not understand.
- "November 23, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 445.More people die of worry than of natural causes.
- "April 15, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 452.Ramanama helps only those who fulfil the conditions for its recitation.
- "Delhi, April 8, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 415.He alone who truly serves is a good householder. He goes on giving without expectation of return.
- "November 3, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 443.Every minute of my life I am conscious of the presence of God. Why, then, need I fear anyone?
- "June 29, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 437.How can that be religion which cannot be put to use in one's daily life?
- "October 4, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 461.Physical weakness is not the real weakness. Weakness of the mind alone is the real weakness.
- "On Way To Sodepur, January 3, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 449.Good deeds let us do right now; the bad ones let us always keep on postponing.
- "Poona, March 19, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 413.When we give something, we must give the truest part of ourselves.
- "June 15, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 458.Everyone, prince or pauper, is the guardian of his own dharma. What is there to grieve or rejoice in this?
- "September 11, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 459.Faith is that which remains unshaken even in the face of advessity.
- "May 5, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 454.Only he can be a leader who never loses hope.
- "Sevagram, February 12, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 409.To seek a favour is to barter away one's freedom.
- "February 2, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXIX, p. 428.Life is not a bed of roses; it is full of thorns.
- "New Delhi, June 9, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 457.The greater man's realization of the Self, the greater his progress.
- "Thursday, September 19, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 509.Untruth corrodes the soul; truth nourishes it.
- "July 2, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 437.By whatever name God be called, if there be godly attributes, we must surely bow to Him.
- "May 12, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 432.When Reason and Faith are in conflict, it is better to prefer Faith.
- "Saturday, August 17, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 507.Do not do anything do not read anything without understanding.
- "Thursday, August 22, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 507.The nectar of Ramanama brings joy to the soul and rids the body of its ailments.
- "July 9, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 460.The greatness of a person lies in his heart, not in his head, that is, intellect.
- "February 3, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXIX, p. 428.He who is unable to rule over himself can never really succeed in ruling over others.
- "January 28, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXIX, p. 428.It is very difficult to confess one's error; but then there is no other way of cleansing oneself.
- "May 13, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 455.A word uttered from a pure heart goes never vain.
- "January 24, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXIX, p. 427.He who denies the existence of God denies his own.
- "September 8, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 458.He who wishes to save time will never do a single unnecessary thing.
- "July 24, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 505.The right that accrues from the performance of duty endures.
- "December 18, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 447.It is strange that we toil so much over externals without a care for what lies within.
- "Tuesday, September 17, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 509.Pure thought is far more potent than speech.
- "May 26, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 456.Man rests in the jaws of Death. He is said to be dead when the jaws close.
- "On the train to Poona, June 29, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 459.Faith is put to the test when the situation is most difficult.
- "December 12, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 447.How strange that a man very often does not know who is a friend and who is a foe!
- "September 12, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 459.A person without attachment should under no circumstances give way to anger.
- "Sodepur, January 17, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 450.It is sin to regard anyone as helpless who has God for his support.
- "Madras, January 29, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 408.To surrender to force is a sign of unmanliness.
- "Tuesday, August 27, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 508.Real weakness is internal, not outward.
- "Madras, January 31, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 408.Man has to do God's work, but how is he to know what that is?
- "Wednesday, October 2, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 511.He who fears, fails.
- "Delhi, March 31, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 414.Renunciation is true enjoyment.
- "Madras, January 30, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 408.When a man lives in submission to authority, it means he is paying the price of personal freedom.
- "December 5, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 446.He who harps on his woes, multiplies them manifold.
- "Sevagram, February 10, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 409.Every minute that runs to waste is irrecoverable. Yet, knowing this, how much time we waste!
- "May 20, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 433.Selfishness and fear must go if one is to realize God.
- "Monday, August 26, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 507.We have no existence outside and apart from God.
- "Poona, February 26, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 411.Knowing that everything has two sides, let us look at the bright side alone.
- "June 16, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 458.One man's cruelty is the measure of another man's gentleness.
- "April 20, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 453.If there is any hope for a man, whose mind remains impure in spite of himself, it is Ramanama.
- "On Nearing Madras, January 21, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 407.Non-violence, truth, etc., are self-luminous. They cannot be genuine otherwise.
- "October 22, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 462.It is useless to recite Ramanama without acting in a manner worthy of Rama.
- "April 21, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 453.It is possible to endure a diseased body, but not a diseased mind.
- "October 13, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 461.Man's joy knows no bounds when he obtains something beyond his hopes.
- "Mahabaleshwar, April 21, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXIX, p. 437.Religion is no religion if it becomes mechanical.
- "September 23, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 460.To find fault is one thing; to prove it is another.
- "July 8, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXX, p. 438.When the self dies, God fills the void.
- "May 16, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 455.Perfection is only an ideal for man; it cannot be attained, for man is made imperfect.
- "April 22, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 453.Who can eat with an easy mind so long as even a single person starves for want of work?
- "November 28/December 3, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 445.When God is our Guide, we need worry about nothing.
- "July 15, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 460.Man can smile away his sorrows; by crying he only multiplies them.
- "Delhi, April 1, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 414.He who does not want to be a slave of anyone, must become the slave of God.
- "December 28, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXII, p. 448.Purity is tested only when it is pitted against impurity.
- "October 19, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 462.Man dies when he cuts himself off from the source of his being, not when the soul leaves the body.
- "July 10, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 460.The soul dries up without the company of the good.
- "May 31, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIV, p. 456.God is omnipresent. Hence it is that He speaks to us through stones, trees, insects, birds, beasts, etc.
- "Poona, February 24, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXIII, p. 411.Life spent in service is the only fruitful life.
- "Monday, September 16, 1946", CWMG, vol. LXXXV, p. 509.Man is truly known by the humility of his spirit.
- "September 29, 1945", CWMG, vol. LXXXI, p. 460.A one-time authentic documentation of Gandhiji’s available writings was carried out meticulously, and conscientiously under the CWMG project of the Government of India in 1956.
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