Quotations
Religion
To die for religion is easier than to live it absolutely.
- Jorge Luis Borges
A priest once quoted to me the Roman saying that a religion is dead when the priests laugh at each other across the altar. I always laugh at the altar, be it Christian, Hindu, or Buddhist, because real religion is the transformation of anxiety into laughter.
- Alan Wilson Watts
The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshiped anything but himself.
- Richard Francis Burton
Those who think religion is about belief don’t understand religion, and don’t understand belief.
- Nassim Nicholas Taleb
If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god.
- Napoleon Bonaparte
Religion is like a pair of shoes.....Find one that fits for you, but don't make me wear your shoes.
- George Carlin
We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love.
- David Mitchell
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
Other than our 'mind', what is it that we have, which we can call our own?
Everything else is gifted by nature and made usable by science. At the same
time, if you talk of joy of mind, it lies in "art". But then it is difficult to understand
that in this process, where do we feel the need for these 'so-called religions'?
- Deep Trivedi
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
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