Mahatma Gandhi Scripture Quotations

God has been described by all the scriptures of the world as protector and saviour of the sinner.

Those who are lacking in bhakti (devotion), lacking in faith, are ill qualified to interpret the scriptures.

The Gita has become for me the key to the scriptures of the world.

Self-realization is the object of the Gita, as it is of all scriptures.

The scriptures of Christians, Mussalmans and Hindus are all replete with the teaching of ahimsa.

I call myself a Sanatani Eternal Hindu, because I believe in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Puranas, and all that goes by the name of Hindu scripture, and therefore in avataras and rebirth...

Newspapers today have almost replaced the Bible, the Koran, the Gita and other religious scriptures.

A prayerful study and experience are essential for a correct interpretation of the scriptures.

The more I study Hindu scriptures, and the more I discuss them with Brahmins, the more I feel convinced that untouchability is the greatest blot upon Hinduism.

My respectful study of other religions has not abated my reverence for or my faith in the Hindu scriptures.