Mahatma Gandhi Quotes

You cease to move into yourself, away from others. You give up your antagonism. You begin to move toward others in love. God moved toward you in gracious, outgoing love, and you move toward others in that same outgoing love.

I think it is important that we rebuild an atmosphere of forgiveness and civility in every aspect of our lives.

War is not the answer, because only love can conquer hate.

Skip the religion and politics, head straight to the compassion. Everything else is a distraction.

My philosophy is that the most important aspect of any religion should be human kindness. And to try to ease the suffering of others. To try to bring light and love into the lives of mankind.

On a level of simple personal survival, understanding and forgiveness are crucial... whether in an intimate personal relationship or on a global level.

This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.

Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear many fruits, here in this world and the life to come.

We'd all like to believe that perhaps people could stop killing each other.

To repay evils with kindness is the religion I was taught to practise, and this will forever be my rule.

War is a beastly business, it is true, but one proof we are human is our ability to learn, even from it, how better to exist.

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

Hope is like peace. It is not a gift from God. It is a gift only we can give one another.

How do we stop ourselves from blowing each other up because we think that God wants us to blow each other up.

Love your enemies.

I thank God I don't have a problem with any person. Nobody wants to have a problem with another person. I don't want it either.

Be like the sun for grace and mercy. Be like the night to cover others' faults. Be like running water for generosity. Be like death for rage and anger. Be like the Earth for modesty. Appear as you are. Be as you appear.

Healthy fiction, no matter how wildly it may depart from the material order, teaches us to love ourselves in a wholesome manner by loving our neighbor. Indeed, even by loving our enemies - at least by trying to learn to love them, and by believing that it is right to do so. With grace this is possible.

I think regardless of what your religion is or what you believe, you try to treat people in a positive way, and that's all you can do in life.

We do not celebrate the death of our enemies.

True religion... is giving and finding one's happiness by bringing happiness into the lives of others.

It doesn't matter what tradition you come from, what religion you have or don't, what culture you were brought up in or what God you ascribe to: Faith is worthwhile as it helps us to be kinder, more generous, more loving and forgiving people.

I think that the basic philosophy was very good. It was just be nice to each other, and don't step on other people's toes and infringe on their freedom.

Until we have created a romance of peace that would equal that of war, violence will not disappear from people's lives.

Violence and religion have often gone together, but it's not a perfect correlation, and it doesn't have to be a permanent connection, because religions themselves change.