Quotes by Abhijit Naskar

“The term spirit might have evolved in a mystical fashion, but in todays civilized and thinking society, it refers to simply your inner self. Spirit is the self, and the self is the soul. Hence, a s...”

“Religions began as realization of the self, but ended up being retaliation against each other.”

“If history has shown anything, it is that where there is a God, there is an institution trying to lock up that God in its lifeless structure of orthodoxy, in order to have authority over people and...”

“We don't have the luxury to say that, there is no hope for reform in Islam, because by saying this, we would be disavowing the entire peace-loving Muslim population of the world. We cannot leave ou...”

“Those who preach bookish religion are the greatest atheists of all, because they dont have the slightest idea of neither God nor religion. Their beloved religion is their book. And their God is in ...”

“I dont see doctrines, when I talk about religions. All I see are different experiential realities of the one and the same neuronal Kingdom of God.”

“Spirituality, sexuality and curiosity are the three pillars of Modern Human Consciousness.”

“Mans earliest prereligious fear of the natural forces gradually became religious in nature and got personalized and spiritualized. Eventually he learnt to say 'God works in a mysterious way'.”

“Oneness is God.”

“Religion helps humanity to pass through its darkest times.”

“If a religion cannot help a human wherever he or she stands, it is not of much use.”

“Someone burns your beloved scripture in front of you, yet you are not bothered even the slightest bit. That's when you know, you have achieved divinity.”

“Religion is to be realized, not read or taught.”

“Religion doesnt mean obeying some textual rules from books that were written hundreds or thousands of years ago. Religion means realization of the self.”

“A persons affinity towards his or her own religious beliefs, has the same neurological qualities as of his or her emotional affinity towards the romantic partner. In fact the symptoms that follow t...”

“Spirituality is to Religion, what Love is to Marriage. Spirituality is an emotional state of the mind, just like Love, while Religion on the other hand, is a social construct, quite like Marriage.”

“We biologists often use the phrase Mother Nature to refer to the entire system of Nature that we see around us, but it is not really an entity, and it does not have any real concern for any of its ...”

“One good, compassionate and caring Self is a thousand times greater than all the fanciful, imaginary supernatural entities in the world.”

“Diversity is Natures stronghold, yet that very diversity has become a curse for an entire species, which is supposedly the most advanced one on its planet.”

“It's in the nature of the humans and the entire animal kingdom to return blow for blow, cheating for cheating, lie for lie, to hit back with all our might. But what makes us true humans is the powe...”