“But religion is not like a house or a cloak which can be changed at will. It is more an integral part of one's self than of one's body. Religion is the tie that binds one to one's Creator, and while the body perishes as it has to, religion persists even after that.”
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Probable attribution
This saying is widely associated with Mahatma Gandhi, but the attribution is not supported by a reliable primary source.
Likely origin: Attributed to Gandhi (1935/36, responding to Dr. Ambedkar's call for mass conversions), quoted in Sri Aurobindo compilation 'India's Rebirth'; a secondary source.
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Deep conviction isn't a coat you swap when the weather changes. It's woven into who you are, shaping choices from the inside, and it tends to outlast the circumstances that would pressure you to trade it away for something more convenient.
When to use it
- Turning down a lucrative job that would require betraying a core principle.
- Holding to your values under social pressure to go along with the crowd.
- A family whose sense of right and wrong stays intact across generations despite changing fashions.