Spirituality Quotes by Mahatma Gandhi

Nonviolence is a quality not of the body but of the soul.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Nonviolence succeeds only when we have a real living faith in God.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Only living things bring living joy to the soul and must elevate it.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Where there is no strength of mind there can be no strength of soul.

— Mahatma Gandhi

What is faith if it is not translated into action?

— Mahatma Gandhi

The pure love of one soul can offset the hatred of millions.

— Mahatma Gandhi

The strength of the soul can defy a whole world in arms against it.

— Mahatma Gandhi

All true art must help the soul to realize its inner self.

— Mahatma Gandhi

All humanity is one undivided and indivisible family. I cannot detach myself from the wickedest soul.

— Mahatma Gandhi

The more efficient a force is, the more silent and the more subtle it is.

— Mahatma Gandhi

A balanced intellect presupposes a harmonious growth of body, mind and soul.

— Mahatma Gandhi

A genuine fast cleanses the body, mind and soul. It crucifies the flesh and to that extent sets the soul free.

— Mahatma Gandhi

I abhor vivisection with my whole soul. All the scientific discoveries stained with innocent blood I count as of no consequence.

— Mahatma Gandhi

In man, reason quickens and guides feelings; in brute, the soul lies ever dormant.

— Mahatma Gandhi

To a true artist only that face is beautiful which, quite apart from its exterior, shines with the truth within the soul.

— Mahatma Gandhi

When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the…

— Mahatma Gandhi

In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in an clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself…

— Mahatma Gandhi

I believe in the absolute oneness of God and therefore of humanity. What though we have many bodies? We have but one…

— Mahatma Gandhi

Far more indispensable then food for the physical body is spiritual nourishment for the soul. One can do without food for a…

— Mahatma Gandhi

At times of writing I never think what I have said before. My aim is not to be consistent with my previous…

— Mahatma Gandhi

We often confuse spiritual knowledge with spiritual attainment. Spirituality is not a matter of knowing scriptures and engaging in philosophical discussions. It…

— Mahatma Gandhi

Anything which is a hindrance to the fight of the soul is a delusion and a snare, even like the body which…

— Mahatma Gandhi

I am but a poor struggling soul yearning to be wholly good, wholly truthful and wholly non-violent in thought, word and deed,…

— Mahatma Gandhi

Hinduism is a living organism. One and indivisible at the root, it has grown into a vast tree with innumerable branches. Knowledge…

— Mahatma Gandhi

Power invariably elects to go into the hands of the strong. That strength may be physical or of the heart or, if…

— Mahatma Gandhi

I believe in the absolute oneness of God and, therefore, also of humanity. What though we have many bodies? We have but…

— Mahatma Gandhi

Everything I have personally experienced, and that also has been expressed by the leaders of the great religions points to the fact…

— Mahatma Gandhi

My faith is brightest in the midst of impenetrable darkness.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Temple going is for the purification of the soul.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Bravery is not a quality of the body. It is of the soul.

— Mahatma Gandhi

When the ego dies, the soul awakes.

— Mahatma Gandhi

The main purpose of life is to live rightly, think rightly, act rightly. The soul must languish when we give all our…

— Mahatma Gandhi

Just as the body cannot exist without blood, so the soul needs the matchless and pure strength of faith.

— Mahatma Gandhi

To see the universal and all-pervading Spirit of Truth face to face, one must be able to love the meanest of all…

— Mahatma Gandhi

Soul-force comes only through God's grace and never descends upon a man who is a slave to lust.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Human society is a ceaseless growth, and unfoldment in terms of spirituality.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Spiritual relationship is far more precious than physical. Physical relationship divorced from spiritual is body without soul.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Fearlessness is the first requisite of spirituality. Cowards can never be moral.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Great causes cannot be served by intellectual equipment alone, they call for spiritual effort of soul-force.

— Mahatma Gandhi