My religion is truth, love and service to God and humanity. Every religion that has come into the world has brought the message of love and brotherhood. Those who are indifferent to the welfare of their fellowmen, whose hearts are empty of love, they do not know the meaning of religion.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes that true religion is rooted in love, service, and truth towards humanity.
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan's quote conveys that true spiritual practice transcends rituals and dogmas, focusing instead on the universal values of love and service. He suggests that all religions share the core message of compassion and brotherhood, and that neglecting the welfare of others signifies a misunderstanding of what religion truly embodies.
In practice
During a community service event, to inspire volunteers, one could say this quote to highlight the importance of love and service.
I am going to give you such a weapon that the police and the army will not be able to stand against it. It is the weapon of the Prophet, but you are not aware of it. That weapon is patience and righteousness. No power on earth can stand against it.
To me non-violence has come to represent a panacea for all the evils that surround my people, and, therefore, I am devoting all my energies towards the establishment of a society that should be based on its principles of truth and peace.
Auguries of innocence "The emmet's inch and eagle's mile Make lame philosophy to smile. He who doubts from what he sees Will ne'er believe, do what you please.
He that does good to another does good also to himself, not only in the consequence but in the very act. For the consciousness of well-doing is in itself ample reward.
Solitary confinement is too terrible a punishment to inflict on any human being, no matter what his crime. Hardened criminals in the men's prisons, it is said, often beg for the lash instead.
It is more important that we should remember God than that we should breathe: indeed, if one may say so, we should do nothing else besides.
I expect that any day now, I will have said all I have to say; I'll have used up all my characters, and then I'll be free to get on with my real life.
If a man has lost a leg or an eye, he knows he has lost a leg or an eye; but if he has lost a self—himself—he cannot know it, because he is no longer there to know it.
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