Occupation: Activist Birth: July 18, 1908 Death: July 7, 1981
Take out the kernel of spiritual truth with any faith, and what is left is dogma..
We need a Peace Department in our national government to do extensive research on peaceful ways of resolving conflicts. Then we can ask other countri….
In my work I have chosen the positive approach. I never think of myself as protesting against something, but rather as witnessing for harmonious livi….
How often are you worrying about the present moment? The present moment is usually all right. If you're worrying, you're either agonizing over the pa….
The basic cause of all our difficulties is immaturity. That's why I talk so much about peace within ourselves as a step toward peace in our world. If….
I felt a complete willingness, without any reservations, to give my life, to dedicate my life to service. I tell you, it's a point of no return. Afte….
Any praise I receive does not change me, for I pass it right along to God. I walk because God gives me strength to walk, I live because God gives me ….
Were I to solve problems for others they would remain stagnant; they would never grow. It would be a great injustice to them. My approach is to hel….
I considered myself liberated long before it became the fashion. First I liberated myself from debilitating habits, and went on to free myself of com….
That which is received from without can be compared with knowledge. It leads to believing, which is seldom strong enough to motivate to action. That ….
Many people who say they have financial problems really mean that they want more than they need..
If you think you can't do something, you can't. But if you think you can, you may be surprised to discover that you can..
There is no glimpse of the light without walking the path. You can't get it from anyone else, nor can you give it to anyone. Just take whatever steps….
I don't eat junk foods and I don't think junk thoughts..
I sleep equally well in a soft bed or on the grass beside the road. If I am given food and shelter, fine. If not, I'm just as happy. Many times I am ….
Make food a very incidental part of your life by filling your life so full of meaningful things that you'll hardly have time to think about food..
You must learn to forgive yourself as easily as you forgive others. And then take a further step and use all that energy that you used in condemning ….
Faith is a belief in things that your senses have not experienced and your mind does not understand, but you have touched them in other ways and have….
You can visualize God's light each day and send it to someone who needs help. Your divine nature must reach out and touch the divine nature of anothe….
I remember my first lesson on the pilgrimage was the lesson of receiving. I had been on the giving side for many years and I needed to learn to accep….
People allow themselves to be slaves of their bad habits and society's bad habits - but they have free will, and if they wish to be free they can..