Quotations
Deep Trivedi
There are about 330 million gods and goddesses described in Hindu scriptures. Even on the basis of the population at present, this works out to be around one God for every 3 individuals. Still looking at the conditions prevalent in our country, they seem to be busy elsewhere... I feel rather than relying on them, it is high time that we engage ourselves for the welfare of our country.
In this world, there is only one way to lead a life of truth - "either you consider everyone dead including yourself or you treat all others at par with yourself."
The talented people belonging to developing countries have to promote themselves on their own at the international level. In this process, a substantial amount of their energy gets wasted.
I would say harbouring negativities and even the acts driven by such emotions are not wrong but what is wrong is, because of them your life gets filled with sorrows and failures.
Your mind functions like a computer. It is only you, who has the authority to enter or delete the data from it. But giving this right to others, you have corrupted the computer of your mind.
Since ages, there has been a nexus between the religious heads and politicians. None of them are artists or scientists. Still oppressing and creating conflicts among people, both have harboured ambitions to become big from the very beginning. It has made their union so strong that they are inseparable now.
Jains insist on having their separate food counters even at others' weddings. It is really difficult to understand, though they seem to be okay otherwise, what problem they have in mingling with people?
In nature, no one is living with the feeling of selfishness. It is only due to our selfish acts that our ties with nature have been severed.
Why does a human being have to be a Hindu, Muslim, Christian or Buddhist? Because lacking individuality, he is afraid of standing alone in the crowd... Whereas, being a "Hindu" he feels a sense of security that one billion people are there with him. The same is the psychology of Muslims, Christians and Buddhists too.
"The laws of nature" are the supreme authority of the world. Krishna, Buddha and Christ are also the people who accepting and surrendering to the supremacy of nature, have dissolved their individual existence i.e. "ego".
Ego