Top 17 Vinoba Bhave Quotes

We have seen from experience that, if we are in the habit of walking regularly on the same road, we are able to think about other things while walking, without paying attention to our steps.

God guides us from within. He does nothing more than that. There is no charm in God shaping us like a potter. We are not earthen wares; we are beings full of consciousness.

When a thing is true, there is no need to use any arguments to substantiate it.

We cannot fight new wars with old weapons.

All revolutions are spiritual at the source. All my activities have the sole purpose of achieving a union of hearts.

I may worship the image of the Lord; but that act is worthless if it is not accompanied with devotion. In the absence of devotion, the idol will just be a piece of stone, and so shall I; and the worship will only mean that a stone is facing a stone!

It is only when our life proceeds within bounds and in an accepted, disciplined way, that the mind can be free.

Human life is full of the play of samskaras – tendencies developed by repeated actions.

The main reason why we look constantly to the Gita is that, whenever we need help, we may get it from the Gita. And, indeed, we always do get it.

We cannot even recollect the actions of our infancy, our childhood is like something written on a slate and rubbed off.

Innumerable actions are going on through us all the time. If we started counting them, we should never come to an end.

If a man achieves victory over this body, who in the world can exercise power over him? He who rules himself rules over the whole world.

In the Bhagavad Gita, there is no long discussion, nothing elaborate. The main reason for this is that everything stated in the Gita is meant to be tested in the life of every man; it is intended to be verified in practice.

A sword in hand is a sure sign of a violent mind; but one does not become non-violent merely by throwing the sword away.

Though the names karma yoga and sannyasa are different, the truth at the heart of both is the same.

In nonviolence you must go full steam ahead, if you want the good to come speedily you must go about it with vigor.

‘Talks on the Gita’ is the story of my life, and it is also my message.