To uphold righteousness, so supreme an act did he perform; he gave his head, but did not utter a word of sorrow. For the sake of righteousness, he did this great heroic deed; he laid down his life but not the principles… Guru Tegh Bahadur broke his earthly vase on the head of the Emperor of Delhi – and went to the abode of God.
Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.
-Alan Watts
It is difficult to know why God reveals Himself to some and plays the game of hide-and-seek with others.
-Baba Ram Dass
A person once asked me in a provocative manner, if I approved of homosexuality. I replied with another question: “Tell me, when God looks at a gay person, does he endorse the existence of this person with love, or reject and condemn this person?” We must always consider the person.
Burnt offerings, sacred feasts, intense meditations, puja and taking millions of cleansing baths at sacred shrines of pilgrimage: the merits of all these can be obtained by enshrining Lord within your heart for a fraction of a second.
When you know you own God you will not be in a hurry to get something out of God.
-Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
God hides things by putting them all around us.
-Anonymous
The best reply to an atheist is to give him a good dinner and ask him if he believes there is a cook.
-Louis Nizer
Chant the name of God with heartfelt devotion. Everything else is just a pompous worldly show.
God is taking a nap within my soul. I ponder whether to wake Him or not.
-Harley King
