“The inner voice is something which cannot be described in words. But sometimes we have a positive feeling that something in us prompts us to do a certain thing. The time when I learnt to recognise this voice was, I may say, the time when I started praying regularly.”
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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 Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi (CWMG); reflective remark on the inner voice and prayer; no specific volume/date located.
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That quiet nudge toward a particular choice is hard to put into language, yet unmistakable when it comes. What's telling here is that it grew clearer with regular practice — a settled, repeated stillness seems to be what tunes a person to hear their own conscience at all.
When to use it
- A nurse who senses something is wrong with a patient before the monitors confirm it, after years on the ward.
- A woman who, through a daily walk alone, learns to notice when a decision quietly feels off.
- A mediator who trusts a gut read on a room, built from countless careful conversations.