Mahatma Gandhi Quotes

The essence of Hinduism is that the path may be different, but the goal is the same.

All the religions are true, they just see a different part of the elephant.

The various religions are like different roads converging on the same point. What difference does it make if we follow different routes, provided we arrive at the same destination?

In my cabinet at the present moment there sit side by side Catholic and Protestant, Christian and Jew.

As there are a very great variety of religious sects in the world, it is particularly recommended, as a means of uniting the inhabitants of the village into one family, that while each faithfully adheres to the principles which he most approves, at the same time all shall think charitably of their neighbors respecting their religious opinions, and not presumptuously suppose that theirs alone are right.

I am proud to belong to a religion which has taught the world both tolerance and universal acceptance. We believe not only in universal toleration but we accept all religions as true.

The budding of ecumenical fraternity has always been a most fragile growth.

That's the beauty of this sport. We're trying to get to the same place, maybe, but we're on different paths.

I respect and believe in all religions.

Even as a tree has a single trunk, but many branches and leaves, there is one religion but any number of faiths.

We are one nation under God, and we may call that God different names but we remain one nation.

Christians are my brothers, Hindus are my brothers, all of them are my brothers. We just think different and believe different.

I have come to this conclusion that there is only one country in the world which understands religion - it is India.

We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus, and nonbelievers.

Tolerance is the only thing that will enable persons belonging to different religions to live as good neighbours and friends.

If a man reaches the heart of his own religion, he has reached the heart of the others, too. There is only one God, and there are many paths to him.

I have always respected everyone's religion. As I say, there is only one God and a lot of confused people.

Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams - they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do - they all contain truths.

All... religions show the same disparity between belief and practice, and each is safe till it tries to exclude the rest.

No matter the nationality, no matter the religion, no matter the ethnic background, America brings out the best in people.

I am thankful I can see much to admire in all religions.

What I worry about and don't like is the way in which the ideology of multiculturalism has declined into cultural relativism. I think that's very dangerous. When the Archbishop of Canterbury, for God's sake, says that you can't have one law for everybody... that's stupid.

God requireth not a uniformity of religion.

I believe in the fundamental Truth of all the great religions of the world. I believe that they are all God given. 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.

Religion should be a bridge to unite us and not a wedge to divide us politically.