The first sign that you are becoming religious is that you are becoming cheerful.
-Swami Vivekananda
The first sign that you are becoming religious is that you are becoming cheerful.
-Swami Vivekananda
In religion and politics people’s beliefs and convictions are in almost every case gotten at second-hand
Those who think religion is about belief don’t understand religion, and don’t understand belief.
-Nassim Nicholas Taleb
I’ll wear two swords, a sword of shakti (power) and a sword of bhakti (meditation).
We are religious gurus. What do we do? Whatever you do, we brand it as a
sin... Meaning, despite being dependent on your donations, we abuse you. Still
this skill of ours works...because there is no dearth of intelligent people in this
world.
-Deep Trivedi
The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion.
-Karl Marx
Perceiving her son endowed with the characteristics of Vishnu, Devaki prayed: You are the Illuminator of all psycho-physical organisms, the indefinable Reality, which the Vedas declare as the unmanifest cause… When the universe is dissolved by force of Time, the gross elements are ultimately merged in ahankara (their cause)…
Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.
All religions must be tolerated... for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
-Epictetus
The role of religion is to make one righteous and loving. Politics means caring for people and their welfare. When religion and politics don’t coexist then you have corrupt politicians and pseudo-religious leaders.