Vinoba Bhave
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Biography
Vinayak Narahar Bhave, also known as Vinoba Bhave, was an Indian philosopher and an advocate of nonviolence and human rights. Often called Acharya, he is best known for the Bhoodan land reform movement, and is considered as the spiritual successor of Mahatma Gandhi.
"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 of the body's sufferings. We shall become free."
"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."
"It is a curious phenomena that God has made the hearts of the poor, rich and those of the rich, poor."
"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."
"Though the names karma yoga and sannyasa are different, the truth at the heart of both is the same."
"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."