Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious. One must practice the virtues taught in such books in order to acquire love of God.
-Ramakrishna Paramahamsa "Ramakrishna Paramahansa"
Quotations
God
-Ramakrishna Paramahamsa "Ramakrishna Paramahansa"
Love is the firstborn, loftier than the gods, fathers and men. You, O Love, are the eldest of all, altogether mighty. To you we pay homage!...
-Vedas "Atharva Veda"
Christ was crucified once, but his teachings suffer crucifixion every day at the hands of men of limited vision. Christ’s teachings cannot be understood just by reading the Bible…but by living and trying out in everyday life the principles taught in the book.
-A Spiritual Leader "Paramahansa Yogananda"
Food to a large extent is what holds a society together and eating is closely linked to deep spiritual experiences.
-George Armelagos "Peter Farb and George Armelagos"
People do not know what the name of God can do. Those who repeat it constantly alone know its power. It can purify your mind completely…
-A Spiritual Leader "Swami Ramdas"
God is that infinite all of which man knows himself to be a finite part.
-Leo Tolstoy
Your idol is shattered in the dust to prove that God's dust is greater than your idol.
-Rabindranath Tagore
You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself.
-Swami Vivekananda
Holy books are an insult to a God with good intentions.
-Dejan Stojanović
In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work and look around you.
-Leo Tolstoy
