Question is, why did the truly "intelligent" people distance themselves from
the great personalities like Krishna, Jesus and Buddha? Because, in order to
strengthen their individual businesses, religious gurus associated miracles with
them. Now, an intelligent person may agree with anything but can never accept
'miracles'.
-Deep Trivedi
Quotations
Religion
Religions grow when religious leaders die.
-J. Krishnamurti
Religion is based primarily and mainly upon fear.
-Bertrand Russell
It was the experience of mystery -- even if mixed with fear -- that engendered religion.
-Albert Einstein
The word Christianity is already a misunderstanding - in reality there has been only one Christian, and he died on the Cross.
-Friedrich Nietzsche
To hate man and love god seems to be the sum of all creeds.
-Robert G. Ingersoll
One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests.
-Thomas Paine
"The Age Of Reason"
I have a problem with people who take the Constitution loosely and the Bible literally.
-Bill Maher
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 "J. Krishnamurti"
The minute you get a religion you stop thinking. Believe in one thing too much and you have no room for new ideas.
-Ray Bradbury
"he October Country"
