What we should aim at is the creation of people power, which is opposed to the power of violence and is different from the coercive power of state.
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We cannot even recollect the actions of our infancy, our childhood is like something written on a slate and rubbed off.
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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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A country should be defended not by arms, but by ethical behavior.
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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 tested in the life of every man; it is intended to be verified in practice.
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