Topic: Mahatma Gandhi

[Jennifer-]

The spirit in me pulls one way, the flesh in me pulls in the opposite direction. There is freedom from the action of these two forces, but that freedom is attainable only by slow and painful stages.

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I cannot attain freedom by a mechanical refusal to act, but only by intelligent action in a detached manner. This struggle resolves itself into an incessant crucifixion of the flesh so that the spirit may become entirely free.

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I am but a poor struggling soul yearning to be wholly good-wholly truthful and wholly non-violent in thought, word and deed, but ever failing to reach the ideal which I know to be true. I admit it is a painful climb, but the pain of it is a positive pleasure for me. Each step upward makes me feel stronger and fit for the next.

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[Jennifer-]

It is the quality of our work which will please God and not the quantity.

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Not to have control over the senses is like sailing in a rudderless ship, bound to break to pieces on coming in contact with the very first rock.

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Non-violence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be inseparable part of our very being.

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I have also seen children successfully surmounting the effects of an evil inheritance. That is due to purity being an inherent attribute of the soul.

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God comes to the hungry in the form of food.

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In a gentle way, you can shake the world.

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There is no god higher than truth.

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Whenever you have truth it must be given with love, or the message and the messenger will be rejected.

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[nichi]

~An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.~

[Jennifer-]

~An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.~

 

[Jennifer-]

In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in a clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth.

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You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

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