Quotations
Religion
There are many things which are difficult for any wise man to understand... Like
the rewards that are bestowed by God in heaven on performing good deeds; the
same when done here are condemned by the religious heads, but then who are
they to condemn it?
- Deep Trivedi
My best advice to anyone who wants to raise a happy, mentally healthy child is: Keep him or her as far away from a church as you can.
- Frank Zappa
Those who are ignorant of the supreme purpose of life will never be able to attain nirvana (liberation) in spite of their observance of the vratas (vows) and niyamas (rules) of religious conduct and practice of shila (celibacy) and tapas (penance).
- Scriptures
One of the truly bad effects of religion is that it teaches us that it is a virtue to be satisfied with not understanding.
- Richard Dawkins
Religions grow when religious leaders die.
- J. Krishnamurti
Do you become spiritual by performing ceremonies and rituals…? Ceremonies and rituals sometimes give a certain sensation, so-called uplift. But they are repetitious, and every sensation that is repeated soon wearies of itself.
- J. Krishnamurti
What is religion?
It is compassion for all things which have life.
- Hitopadesa
If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god.
- Napoleon Bonaparte
All the religions of the world may be good and true. But situated as we are, our own religion is the best for us.
- D. S. Sarma
We are not human beings on a spiritual journey. We are spiritual beings on a human journey.
- Stephen Covey
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