Virchand Gandhi Quotes

Matter is a term contrary to soul. But nonsoul is its contradictory. Whatever is not soul is nonsoul. ~ Virchand Gandhi

According to the Jain view, soul is that element which knows, thinks and feels. It is in fact the divine element in the living being. The Jain thinks that the phenomena of knowledge, feeling, thinking and willing are conditioned on something, and that that something must be as real as anything can be. ~ Virchand Gandhi

May peace rule the universe; may peace rule in kingdoms and empires; may peace rule in states and in the lands of the potentates; may peace rule in the house of friends and may peace also rule in the house of enemies. ~ Virchand Gandhi

The central ideas of Christianity, an angry God and vicarious atonement, are contrary to every fact in nature, as also to the better aspirations of the human heart; they are, in our present stage of enlightenment, absurd, preposterous, and blasphemous propositions. ~ Virchand Gandhi

Christians well know that the much-decorated statue of the Church, as it now stands, is not of pure chiseled marble, but of clay, cemented together by blood and tears and hardened in the fires of hatred and persecution. ~ Virchand Gandhi

According to Jains the soul in pure form has infiniteness in terms of its knowledge and power. These faculties are obstructed for its exhibition due to Karmic bondage. As the soul progresses in its morality and spirituality it gets certain powers which may look miraculous. ~ Virchand Gandhi

Am so deeply impressed with the fair mindedness and tolerance of the American people ... ~ Virchand Gandhi

In the history of a soul's evolution there is a critical point of the human incarnation that decides for us whether we stay there, go down or progress upwards. There is a knot of worldly desires impeding us; cut the knot by mastering desires and go forward. This done, progress is assured. ~ Virchand Gandhi

On the higher plane the soul is sexless, and those who wish to rise higher than the physical plane must eliminate the idea of sex. ~ Virchand Gandhi

In international commerce, India is an ancient country-(19th October, 1899) ~ Virchand Gandhi

While in Bombay, I began, on one hand, my study of Indian law and, on the other, my experiments in dietetics in which Virchand Gandhi, a friend, joined me. My brother, for his part was trying his best to get me briefs. The study of India law was a tedious business. The Civil Procedure Code I could in no way get on with. Not so however, with the Evidence Act. Virchand Gandhi was reading for the Solicitor's Examination and would tell me all sorts of stories about Barristers and Vakils. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

I have heard your orators speak on many questions. One among them the so-called vital question of money which is above all things the most coveted commodity but I, as a Jainist, in the name of my countrymen and of my country, would offer you as the medium of the most perfect exchange between us, henceforth and forever, the indestructible, the unchangeable, the universal currency of good will and peace, and this, my brothers and sisters, is a currency that is not interchangeable with silver and gold, it is a currency of the heart, of the good life, of the highest estate on the earth. ~ Virchand Gandhi

In more ancient times the life was simpler, but now the discovery of all these different medicines for curing dyspepsia shows that people are suffering from this disease. In this country we know that there are so many kinds of pills and medicines used. We even have those in India now. These things show that not only in America but in all the countries of the world we have to recourse to artificial means for necessary nutrients because people are not aware of right rules of diet. It is better to follow the right rules of diet in the beginning in order to avoid any kind of artificial medicines later on. ~ Virchand Gandhi

If a person's mind is controlled by forces of revenge and jealousy, it cannot express love & sympathy. And even if they show love and sympathy to others it will yield no good result. The thought will not be reflected in love but in hate. ~ Virchand Gandhi

Pranayam is the right science of breathing where deep, regulated and rhythmic breathing is done along with mental purification. Its practice plays an important role not only in cure of physical ailments, but also for moral and spiritual progress. ~ Virchand Gandhi

All religions worthy of the name are now making great efforts to purify their doctrines and return to their original standpoint, - all except Christianity! You surely know that the nineteenth century Christianity is not the religion taught by Christ. Christ's religion has been changed and corrupted. But Christian clergymen are well aware that if they were to attempt to purify Christianity and bring it back to the religion of Christ, the result would be to reform it out of existence. Christianity stands to-day completely explained. Every step in its development is laid bare and shown to be due to purely natural causes, and it is easy to see how much Christianity adopted from other and older religions. ~ Virchand Gandhi

He shrank from even the smallest things that inclined towards self indulgence. He would not remain alone with a lady.

{On Jain scholar Virchand Gandhi} ~ Moncure D. Conway

A profound impression was created by the discourses of Professor GN Chakravarti and Mrs Besant, who is said to have risen to unusual heights of eloquence, so exhilarating were the influences of the gathering. Besides those who represented our society and religions, especially Vivekananda, VR Gandhi, Dharmapala, captivated the public, who had only heard of Indian people through the malicious reports of interested missionaries, and were now astounded to see before them and hear men who represented the ideal of spirituality and human perfectibility as taught in their respective sacred writings. ~ Henry Olcott

...wearing a turban of yellow, signifying knowledge, and a robe of purple, portraying purity and activity, Virchand Gandhi of Bombay delivered a lecture on the religions of India.... ~ The New York Times

... the designation of wife in India, of the Hindu wife, is higher and grander than that of Empress. She is called Devi ~ Virchand Gandhi

We all understand that the debasement of a nation's coinage is very pernicious and must prove disastrous to its commerce. How much more dangerous is the debasement of the spiritual coinage! ~ Virchand Gandhi

We the Jainists of India say every day in our prayer, I worship all perfected souls, I worship all spiritual masters, I worship all spiritual instructors, I worship all holy men and women in the world. ~ Virchand Gandhi

In our country religion is not different from philosophy and religion & philosophy don't differ from science. ~ Virchand Gandhi

This is my country, that is your country; these are the conceptions of narrow souls - to the liberal minded the whole world is a family. ~ Virchand Gandhi

We believe - and I think it is the truth - that God has as many names as there are creatures and, therefore, we also say that God is nameless and since God has many forms we also consider Him formless, and since He speaks to us through many tongues we consider Him to be speechless and so on. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Waiting on God means increasing purity. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

True beauty after all consists in purity of heart. With ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Be the change that you wish to see in the world. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

I came alone in this world, I have walked alone in the valley of the shadow of death, and I shall quit alone when the time comes. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Prayer can come in only when fasting has done its work. It can make fasting easy and bearable. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

My errors have been errors of calculation and judging men, not in appreciating the true nature of truth and ahimsa or in their application. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

India is going to be the 21st century's Saudi Arabia in terms of human resources ~ Rahul Gandhi

Weeding is as necessary to agriculture as sowing. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Prayer is no mere exercise of words or of the ears, it is no mere repetition of empty formula. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Free, open love I have looked upon as dog's love. Secret love is, besides, cowardly. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

An eye for an eye will only make the world bright. Sorry, Mahatma. This is the absolute and only true form of justice. ~ Natalya Vorobyova

Khaddar is an activity that can absorb all the time of all available men and women and grown-up children, if they have faith. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Man must choose either of the two courses, the upward or the downward; but as he has the brute in him, he will more easily choose the downward course than the upward, especially when the downward course is presented to him in a beautiful garb. Man easily capitulates when sin is presented in the garb of virtue. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Mankind has to get out of violence only through non-violence. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Who is there in the world who can insult the God in the image? ~ Mahatma Gandhi

A smile has a magical power; it makes everyone smile back. ~ Debasish Mridha

The way of peace is the way of truth. Truthfulness is even more important than peacefulness. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Live in this world without being from this world... look at all saints who lived in this earth.. look how meekness they were... st francis of assis , buddha , vivekananda , ramakhrisna , gandhi , pahvari baba , thomas kempis , jesus.. blessed they are... ~ Lucas Gialluisi

As in laws or in war, the longest purse finally wins. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Let me say that God will send me the plan when He gives the word as He has done before now. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

I went to University in 1991, and I remember, nobody thought of India. I remember conversations where people would laugh and say, "Do you have elephants on the road?" Nobody is saying that today. ~ Rahul Gandhi

When we fear God, then we shall fear no man, however high-placed he may be. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

The good man is the friend of all living things. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Ahimsa is the highest duty. Even if we cannot practice it in full, we must try to understand its spirit and refrain as far as is humanly possible from violence. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Non-violence is not a quality to be evolved or expressed to order. It is an inward growth depending for sustenance upon intense individual effort. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

The sanyasa of the Gita is all work and yet no work. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

It is the duty of every cultured man or woman to read sympathetically the scriptures of the world. If we are to respect others' religions as we would have them respect our own, a friendly study of the world's religions is a sacred duty. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

You can shake the world in a gentle way. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

If you don't ask, you don't get it ~ Mahatma Gandhi

If you have no inner peace of mind, it is futile to seek peace outside. ~ Debasish Mridha

Every new experience brings its own maturity and a greater clarity of vision. ~ Indira Gandhi

Untouchability is a terrible reality. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Truth should so humble that even dust could crush it. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

I am & have been for years a confirmed anti-vaccinationist. Anti-vaccination has no backing from the orthodox medical opinion. A medical man who expresses himself against vaccination loses caste. Tremendous pecuniary interests too have grown around vaccination. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

There are two days in the year that we can not do anything, yesterday and tomorrow ~ Mahatma Gandhi

True democracy is not inconsistent with a few persons representing the spirit, the hope and the aspirations of those whom they claim to represent. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

You are the world. Everything that you see around you is a reflection of your soul and mind. ~ Debasish Mridha

If I know Hinduism at all, it is essentially inclusive and ever-growing, ever-responsive. It gives the freest scope for imagination, speculation and reason. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Public opinion alone can keep a society pure and healthy. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

The spinning wheel is a symbol of nonviolence for me. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Gandhi was such an important figure to the pacifists of the '30s, and he was such an extraordinary embodiment of nonviolence, that I thought it was necessary to have him in there. When he would say something about the war, it was to some extent news - and he was sure to have a response that was different from that of other world leaders. ~ Nicholson Baker