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Quotes by Indian Authors
"Independence Day reminds us that freedom and responsibility are two sides of the same coin. Let's embrace both with equal enthusiasm."
"No one has been successful in this 'race course'. One simply dies of exhaustion from running. 'We' (the Gnani Purush, the enlightened one) never take part in this race. 'We' would simply tell, 'Dear Man, I am not capable."
"The world outside is a reflection of the world inside."
"May your Thanksgiving be a beautiful tapestry of flavors enjoyed, stories shared, laughter exchanged, and blessings counted."
"When you walk around with a long face in the house, that is called conflict."
"There aren't any 'relative' (worldly) things that is worth inviting. So what is worth inviting? The 'place' where we have to go is worth knowing."
"Any good thing will be ruined by talking negatively about it, similarly bad thing will improve by speaking positive about it."
"To know 'who I am and who I am not' is called Absolute knowledge (Gnan)."
"A person who has the slightest fear of insult cannot be called a "Gnani [the enlightened one] and a person who desires self-recognition [maan] is not a Gnani [the enlightened one]."
"Getting angry means setting fire to your own wealth."
"Nature of Human is neither good nor bad, it is simply a fusion of primitive instinctual urges and modern humane conscience."
"Let's honor the sacrifices of our heroes and cherish the liberty they gifted us. Happy Independence Day!"
"Perception is like painting a scenery - no matter how beautifully you paint, it will still be a painting of the scenery, not the scenery itself."
"Mind is the Alpha " Mind is the Omega."
"Equanimity means that one does not do abhorrence at the time of abhorrence (generating incidents) and one does not do attachment at the time of attachment (generating incidents)."
"No one has been able to win this world. That is why 'we' have made a very profound discovery that will help win this world. ''We' sit here defeated; if you want to win, then come [to me]'."
"If not as a true human, let me tell you as a Biologist, color of the skin does not define an individual's intelligence " it does not define an individual's ambitions - it does not define an individual's dreams " and above all, it does not define an individual's character."
"One achieves the Self-state (swa-artha) while searching for the highest truth (param-artha). The search for the highest truth is solely for the purpose of attaining the Self, and once the Self is attained there is no need to search for the highest truth."
"People say that a person has a fever, when [in reality] the fever is leaving! The fever which accumulated within the body as a result of abnormal food, the body's vitality power then creates the fever for the purpose of purification."
"No one should feel hurt by you, you should make everyone happy and leave."
"The frog in the well knows nothing more grand than its own tiny well."
"You are my heart's desire, and I'm so thankful for your love. Happy Valentine's Day!"
"If one departs from the bliss of the Eternal, he will come across the happiness that is obtained from the temporary."
"Religion doesn't mean obeying some textual rules from books that were written hundreds or thousands of years ago. Religion means realization of the self."
"Where there is even a trace of etiquette, there is no religion of moksha [ultimate liberation] there, nor any other religion. Religion is to be found in naturalness (saahajeekta)."
"If you want to consume the cream of Christ's philosophy, then don't read the Bible, read Tolstoy."
"The worldly life has arisen through the ego. One is indeed free if the ego dissolves. What is the foundation on which the ego stands? It is the ignorance of the Self."
"How can the thoughts be stopped? Tell the thoughts, 'You take care of your own issues; I am not on your side.' That way you will sit on God's side."
"Take the clapper and become the alarm that the world so desperately needs."
"What has God called a religion? Renunciation is not religion. To be free of anger-pride-deceit-greed (kashays) is religion, or to have feeble (tamed) kashays is religion. That's all. Only these two are religion."
"A Muslim who prays five times a day and yet beats his wife at home, is no religious person. A Christian who goes to Church every Sunday, and yet never talks to his or her neighbor with a smile on the face, is no religious person. On the other hand, an outspoken atheist who most lovingly talks and listens to people of all religions without any bigotry or prejudice is a hundred times more religious than all the theoretical preachers of all religions combined."
"Speech' is such a thing that if handled [used] correctly, it encompasses all the major vows (mahavrats)."
"If one attains awareness of own's own Self's authority [power], even for a moment, he can become a Parmatma (Absolute Supreme Self)."
"The person who tolerates 'exactly' (with understanding) hands over his 'case' to nature. There is no need to punish anyone. Nature itself will punish him."
"The real Jihad is an internal process, not an external one."
"God has called 'chit prasannta' (blissful state of chit) as happiness. Even when someone swears at you, picks your pocket; the 'chit prasannta' doesn't go away! Even at two o'clock in the morning, the 'chit prasannta' does not go away."
"People have no value in looking for God. They have not delved deep into it. They have delved deep into earning money. They look at the map and wonder which port to disembark? Then they search to see if they will find a "canteen (restaurant) or not. They search for such things. But for them God has 'no value'. Should one not search for Him?"
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