To forgive is not to forget. The merit lies in loving in spite of the vivid knowledge that one that must be loved is not a friend. There is not merit in loving an enemy when you forget him for a friend.
Mahatma GandhiRead
Ashram means a community of men of religion. I feel that an ashram was a necessity of life for me.
Interpretation
An ashram represents a community of spiritual seekers, which Gandhi found essential for his life journey.
In this quote, Mahatma Gandhi expresses his view on the importance of an ashram in providing a communal space for individuals seeking spiritual growth and religious understanding. He emphasizes that being part of such a community was vital to his own life, suggesting that shared beliefs and support among like-minded individuals can significantly enrich one's spiritual journey and existence.
In practice
In a speech on the importance of community in spiritual growth.
To forgive is not to forget. The merit lies in loving in spite of the vivid knowledge that one that must be loved is not a friend. There is not merit in loving an enemy when you forget him for a friend.
Love never claims, it ever gives. Love ever suffers, never resents never revenges itself.
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
The real test of nonviolence lies in its being brought in contact with those who have contempt for it.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
The devotion of such titans of spirit as Lenin to an Ideal must bear fruit. The nobility of his selflessness will be an example through centuries to come, and his Ideal will reach perfection.
Legislators, priests, philosophers, writers, ans scientists have striven to show that the subordinate position of woman is willed in heaven and advantageous on earth.
One theory is that we will make war look so attractive that we undermine the deterrent. That's Never Never Land. What we have now would have been enough to deter Hitler. But we are talking in a different order of reality.
I don't care whether animals are capable of thinking; all I care about is that they are capable of suffering!
I have assured His Majesty that our war is against evil, not against Islam. There are thousands of Muslims who proudly call themselves Americans, and they know what I know - that the Muslim faith is based upon peace and love and compassion. The exact opposite of the teachings of the al Qaeda organization, which is based upon evil and hate and destruction.
Our nature lies in movement; complete calm is death.
It is almost impossible to state what one in fact believes, because it is almost impossible to hold a belief and to define it at the same time.
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