01UndatedThe traditional Indian mind has been for centuries, and still is, first religious, and then everything else.Abhijit Naskar / quote ↗
02UndatedIf I had been born in the medieval times, my subjective union with God and the Universe would have evoked the rise of another Gnostic religion. But, by the grace of Mother Nature, I am born in an era of Science and Reasoning. Hence, I have dissected my own experience of Absolute Divinity as well as the experiences of all the religious giants in my works, in order to discover the physical truth underneath these apparently supernatural experiences.Abhijit Naskar / quote ↗
03UndatedIt is in the nature of the human mind to give in, and hold on, to the source of solace with all the might it can muster. Life is hard and any figure that tends to ease the subjective perception of that hardship, attains a high pedestal of utmost reverence in the realm of the individual mind. It all takes place at a molecular level in the human brain with the purpose of self-preservation.Abhijit Naskar / quote ↗
04UndatedGod lives in and through the human mind, and not in any church, synagogue, temple or mosque.Abhijit Naskar / quote ↗
05UndatedThe term “musalman” refers to someone with “musallam iman”, that means, a pure conscience. Thus, any individual whose conscience is pure and clear, who can think for himself or herself, is a musalman or muslim, regardless of socio-religious background. Likewise, any human being who loves the neighbor as much as his or her own family is a Christian.Abhijit Naskar / quote ↗
06UndatedA person may hold his own beliefs and creeds to be dearest, and nourish them with all his might, but the moment he starts preaching the exclusive greatness and dominance over all other systems of beliefs and creeds, the world begins to plunge into a death trap.Abhijit Naskar / quote ↗
07UndatedThe one ultimate rule of the Quranic fundamentalists is “there is one God and Mohammed is his prophet”. Everything beyond that not only is bad, but must be destroyed forthwith. At moment’s notice, every man or woman, who does not exactly believe in that, must be killed.... This is not religion my friend. This is primitiveness at its worst.Abhijit Naskar / quote ↗
08UndatedWhy should a religion claim that it is not bound to abide by the standpoint of reason! If one does not take the standard of reason, there cannot be any true judgment, even in the case of religion.Abhijit Naskar / quote ↗
09UndatedFundamentalism not only fuels devastating acts of violence, but also all kinds of primitive prejudicial behaviors, such as Misogyny, Polygamy, Homophobia, and Islamophobia.Abhijit Naskar / quote ↗
10UndatedIn general, if we leave out the atheistic fraction of world population that possesses no notable optimistic or positive Qualia of God, the majority of the human species possesses a beneficial Qualia of God enriched with blissful sentiments.Abhijit Naskar / quote ↗
11UndatedOther than the substantial physiological impact of prayer/meditation, there is another much simpler mind-body intervention that helps all religious and spiritual individuals in all walks of life, regardless of whether they pray regularly or not. It is commonly known as faith.Abhijit Naskar / quote ↗
12UndatedBecome loving and become courageous. Become the inspiration which you seek outside. Bring the metaphorical heart of your limbic system in sync with the analytical powerhouse of the prefrontal cortex. From your mind shall rise the inspiration. From your mind shall rise the love. From your mind shall rise the greatest education of all.Abhijit Naskar / quote ↗
13UndatedThe 330 million gods and goddesses of the Hindu culture act as placebo for the masses, just like other gods of other cultures do.Abhijit Naskar / quote ↗
14UndatedThe conflicts between science and religion still remain in this day and age, because though most people understand what science means, they do not have a clue what religion means – and they do not even have a clue that they do not have a clue.Abhijit Naskar / quote ↗
17UndatedThey say, love God, for it is the greatest virtue. I say, love humans, for there is no greater virtue, no greater religion, than the love of humanity.Abhijit Naskar / quote ↗
18UndatedThe only measure of judging a human being is through that person’s character, because character is not determined by race, religion, gender or social status. And one who recognizes this simple fact of human life behaves the same with the scientist, the janitor and the sex-worker.Abhijit Naskar / quote ↗
19UndatedScience is the human endeavor to elevate the self and the society from the darkness of ignorance into the light of wisdom.Abhijit Naskar / quote ↗
21UndatedTruth in the human world, is constructed, defined and then reconstructed by the human self.Abhijit Naskar / quote ↗
23UndatedThere is only one ideal in the world, which is, the light of knowledge – the light of truth.Abhijit Naskar / quote ↗
24UndatedPsychologically speaking, far from being worthless, a system is indeed necessary, for any kind of human endeavor. A structure aids in the mind’s endeavor of learning. But the moment the mind becomes dependent on the system and starts trusting the system more than the internal faculties of the mind, the very element of education fades away from the system.Abhijit Naskar / quote ↗
