28 Mahatma Gandhi Quotes on Spirituality

Mahatma Gandhi quotes on spirituality

16. I came to the conclusion long ago : that all religions were true and also that all had some error in them, and whilst I hold by my own, I should hold others as dear as Hinduism. So we can only pray, if we are Hindus, not that a Christian should become a Hindu : But our innermost prayer should be a Hindu should be a better Hindu, a Muslim a better Muslim, a Christian a better Christian.

18. On all occasions of trial He has saved me. I know that the phrase 'God saved me' has a deeper meaning for me today, and still I feel that I have not yet grasped its entire meaning. Only richer experience can help me to a fuller understanding. But in all my trials - of a spiritual nature, as a lawyer, in conducting institutions, and in politics - I can say that God saved me. When every hope is gone, 'when helpers fail and comforts flee', I experience that help arrives somehow, from I know not where.

45. Nothing is impossible for pure love.

54. Supplication, worship, prayer are no superstition; they are acts more real than acts of eating, drinking etc. It will be no exaggeration to say that they are alone real all else is unreal.

69. There is no limit to the possibilities of renunciation.

81. The chief thing about theosophy is to cultivate and promote the ideal of brotherhood.

83. Religion in its broadest sense means self-realization or knowledge of self.

101. Perfection or freedom from error comes only from grace.

104. Self denial is good for soul.

111. One who has faith reads in them the merciful providence of God.

119. Salvation of people depend upon themselves, upon their capacity for suffering and sacrifice.

123. The only means for the realization of truth is ahimsa.

124. So long as a man does not of his own free will put himself last among his fellow creatures, there is no salvation for him.

144. God has no religion.

147. Hindu Dharma is like a boundless ocean teeming with priceless gems. The deeper you dive the more treasures you find.

148. Hinduism has made marvelous discoveries in things of religion, of the spirit, of the soul. We have no eye for these great and fine discoveries. We are dazzled by the material progress that Western science has made. Ancient India has survived because Hinduism was not developed along material but spiritual lines.

151. Hinduism is a living organism. One and indivisible at the root, it has grown into a vast tree with innumerable branches. Knowledge is limitless and so also the application of truth. Everyday we add to our knowledge of the power of Atman (soul) and we shall keep on doing so.

152. Hinduism is a relentless pursuit of Truth. Truth is God and if today it has become moribund, inactive, irresponsive to growth, it is because we are fatigued; and as soon as the fatigue is over, Hinduism will burst upon the world with a brilliance perhaps unknown before.

156. Hope is eternal - Its worship never goes in vain.

159. I am unable to identify with orthodox Christianity. I must tell you in all humility that Hinduism, as I know it, entirely satisfies my soul, fills my whole being, and I find solace in the Bhagavad Gita and the Upanishads that I miss even in the Sermon on the Mount....I must confess to you that when doubts haunt me, when disappointments stare me in the face, and when I see not one ray of light on the horizon I turn to the Bhagavad Gita, and find a verse to comfort me; and I immediately begin to smile in the midst of overwhelming sorrow. My life has been full of external tragedies and if they have not left any visible and indelible effect on me, I owe it to the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita.

167. I have no other wish in this world but to find light and joy and peace through Hinduism.

171. I worship God as Truth only. I have not yet found Him, but I am seeking after Him

180. In spite of despair staring me in the face on the political horizon, I have never lost my peace. In fact, I have found people who envy my peace. That peace, I tell you, comes from prayer; I am not a man of learning, but I humbly claim to be a man of prayer. I am indifferent as to the form. Every one is a law unto himself in that respect. But there are some well-marked roads, and it is safe to walk along the beaten tracks, trod by the ancient teachers.

210. Supplication, worship, prayer are no superstition; they are acts more real than the acts of eating, drinking, sitting or walking. It is no exaggeration to say that they alone are real, all else is unreal.

216. The Geeta is the universal mother. I find a solace in the Bhagavadgeeta that I miss even in the Sermon on the Mount. When disappointment stares me in the face and all alone I see not one ray of light, I go back to the Bhagavad Gita. I find a verse here and a verse there , and I immediately begin to smile in the midst of overwhelming tragedies - and my life has been full of external tragedies - and if they have left no visible or indelible scar on me, I owe it all to the teaching of Bhagavadgeeta.

225. The truth is that God is the force. He is the essence of life. He is pure and undefiled consciousness. He is eternal.

230. This freedom from all attachment is the realisation of God as Truth.

250. Yes I am, I am also a Muslim, a Christian, a Buddhist, and a Jew.