Vinoba Bhave
Vinoba Bhave
Vinayak Narahari "Vinoba" Bhave; 11 September 1895 – 15 November 1982) was an Indian advocate of nonviolence and human rights. Often called Acharya, he is best known for the Bhoodan Movement. He is considered as a National Teacher of India and the spiritual successor of Mohandas Gandhi. He was the 1st person to be selected as a Satyagrahi followed by J.L Nehru in Individual Satyagraha by Mahatma Gandhi...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionEducator
Date of Birth11 September 1895
CountryIndia
When a king speaks, the armies move. But when a wise man speaks, only the beard shakes.
Human life is full of the play of samskaras - tendencies developed by repeated actions.
If we wish our nature to be free and joyous, we should bring our activities into same order.
If a man’s house is full of medicine bottles, we infer the man is an invalid. But if his house is full of books, we conclude he is intelligent.
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.
All revolutions are spiritual at the source. All my activities have the sole purpose of achieving a union of hearts.
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.
Politics And Religion Are Obsolete, The Time Has Come For Science And Spirituality
A country should be defended not by arms, but by ethical behavior.
In nonviolence you must go full steam ahead, if you want the good to come speedily you must go about it with vigor.
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.
When we will all see our role in society as servants, we will all light up the sky together like countless stars on a dark night. Don’t think of society as the sky on a full moon night. The moon’s harsh light blinds us to the true and humble work of the stars. But on a moonless night, the true servants shine forth, as though they are connected invisibly in this vast and infinite cosmos.
When a thing is true, there is no need to use any arguments to substantiate it.
The natural movement of one's soul is upwards. But just as any object is dragged down when a heavy weight is tied to it, the burden of the body drags down the soul.