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22 quotes by Vinoba Bhave

Vinoba Bhave Born Vinayak Narahari Bhave (1895-09-11)11 September 1895 Gagode, Raigad district, India Died 15 November 1982(1982-11-15) (aged 87) Paunar, Wardha Other names Acharya Known for Bhoodan Movement Religion Hinduism Awards International Ramon Award in 1958 Bharat Ratna In 1983 Vinayak Narahari "Vinoba" Bhave ( pronunciation (help·info); 11 September 1895 – 15 November 1982) was an Indian advocate of nonviolence...
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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.

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The river flows at its own sweet will, but the flood is bound in the two banks. If it were not thus bound, its freedom would be wasted.

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A country should be defended not by arms, but by ethical behavior.

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It is a curious phenomena that God has made the hearts of the poor, rich and those of the rich, poor.

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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... →

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If we wish our nature to be free and joyous, we should bring our activities into same order.

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

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If we could only snap the fetters of the body that bind the feet of the soul, we shall experience a great joy. Then we shall not be miserable because... →

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

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Life does not mean mere karma or mere bhakti or mere jnana.

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

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We cannot fight new wars with old weapons.

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

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