Pandurang Shastri Athavale famous quotes

Neither the military might nor the economic and technological development makes a nation great. It is made great by it's citizens with Self Respect and Integrity ingrained in their lives.
-- Pandurang Shastri Athavale

#Integrity #Military #Self

It is essential that in a society, divine thoughts and power should co-exist. Simple Faith, not backed by material forces, is weak and Strength without touch of Divinity is monstrous.
-- Pandurang Shastri Athavale

#Faith #Simple #Divinity

Fearlessness is a result of faith in oneself and faith in God.
-- Pandurang Shastri Athavale

#Faith #Results #Oneself

An enlightened society is one where all people - the rich and the poor, the literate and the illiterate, the black and the white, men and women - live happily as children of the same Lord. Thus experiencing the brotherhood of men under the fatherhood of God.
-- Pandurang Shastri Athavale

#Children #Men #White

Devotion does not mean only Chanting praise and singing glory of God, nor fasting and offerings made to God. Devotion is a specific attitude towards life and existence.
-- Pandurang Shastri Athavale

#Attitude #Mean #Offering

Action not backed by knowledge and knowledge not translatable into action, both can not stand the test of time.
-- Pandurang Shastri Athavale

#Knowledge #Tests #Action

Even if one is not hungry and although eat is called HumanBeing Even though one is hungry and although does not eat is HumanBeing
-- Pandurang Shastri Athavale

#Determination #Doe #Hungry

Bhakti is a Social Force
-- Pandurang Shastri Athavale

#Strength #Social #Force

That which takes us nearer to the Almighty (Sat) is truth. Truth needs no external support to sustain or promote itself.
-- Pandurang Shastri Athavale

#Support #Needs #Almighty

Devotion is the realization that wealth, education and power are God given gifts and not the endowments of fate.
-- Pandurang Shastri Athavale

#Fate #Realization #Wealth

To achieve progress and development it is necessary to bring about co-ordination between liberty and security through Devotion.
-- Pandurang Shastri Athavale

#Liberty #Progress #Development

The most Superior amongst the colors in the universe is the color of Devotion.
-- Pandurang Shastri Athavale

#Color #Devotion #Universe

Devotion (Bhakti) includes Sentimental Devotion (Bhav Bhakti) and Devotion through action (Kruti Bhakti).
-- Pandurang Shastri Athavale

#Sentimental #Action #Devotion

Love - Truth-seeking The strength of Truth lies in Love and the strength of Love lies in Truth.
-- Pandurang Shastri Athavale

#Love #Lying #Love Strength

Knowledge, Action and Devotion are complementary to each other.
-- Pandurang Shastri Athavale

#Action #Devotion

Only he who accepts clashes and conflicts in life, loves life.
-- Pandurang Shastri Athavale

#Love Life #Acceptance #Conflict

Universal brotherhood under the fatherhood of God.
-- Pandurang Shastri Athavale

#Brotherhood #Fatherhood #Ethics