Religion
Acharya Vinoba Bhave
Acharya Vinoba Bhave
(1895-1982)
"Do you know why the lamp has four or five wicks arranged in an artistic pattern? .. .In India, the Panchayats are regarded as the representations of God himself This should be true only......More
Annada Thakur
Annada Thakur
"It was (really) the mother who posed as Annada. Mother Adya was in the form of Annada (She came) to console her children. She wanted her created beings to do karma yoga and sakti sadhana. "
Annada......More
Bhagwan Nityananda
Bhagwan Nityananda
(1896-1961)
"When the life-energy moves in an outward direction, desires are born. There the mind follows, dividing and subdividing into the two, four, and six-fold properties of unconscious cosmic Nature......More
J. Krishnamurti
J. Krishnamurti
(1895-1986)
"The moment you have in your heart this extraordinary thing called love and feel the depth, the delight, the ecstasy of it, you will discover that for you the world is transformed .... Don't......More
Nagmahasaya
Nagmahasaya
(1846-1899)
'In the kingdom of God, there is no distinction of caste or creed. All are equal in His eyes. Those who surrender themselves at the feet of the Lord, by whatever name they may call Him, in whatever form......More
Nisargadatta Maharaj
Nisargadatta Maharaj
(1897-1981)
"Be true to your own self, love your self absolutely. Do not pretend that you love others as yourself Unless you have realized them as one with yourself, you cannot love them.......More
Paramhansa Yogananda
Paramhansa Yogananda
(1893-1974)
"Self-realization is the knowing in all parts of body, mind, and soul that you are now in possession of the kingdom of God; that you do not have to pray that it come to you; that God's......More
Ramana Maharshi
Ramana Maharshi
(1879-1950)
"Distracted as we are by various thoughts, if we would continually contemplate the Self, which is itself God, this single thought would, in due course, replace all distraction and would......More
Sadhu TS. Vaswani
Sadhu TS. Vaswani
(1879-1966)
"Religion is life, is fellowship, is mingling of the individual with the Great Life. And this is not shut up in temples. This is moving in the market place. The Great God is not somewhere in......More
Sai Baba of Shirdi
Sai Baba of Shirdi
(1838-1918)
"See no evil- see what is good. Hear no evil- hear what is good. Speak no evil- speak what is good. Think no evil- think what is good. Do no evil- do what is good. This is the way to God."......More
Saint Ramalingar
Saint Ramalingar
(1823-1874)
"Compassionate service to all beings (Jeeuaharunya) is the only way to attain the ultimate Reality and differences of religion, caste, creed and nation etc. should not come in the way of this......More
Shree Narayana Guru
Sree Narayana Guru
(1856-1928)
"Education is the sine qua non of all progress .... Lack of money was the main obstacle that prevents them from rising to higher levels. Rich men .. _ should come forward to help these......More
Sri Anandamayi Ma
Sri Anandamayi Ma
(1896-1982)
"Widen your shriveled heart, make the interests of others your Own and serve them as much as you can by sympathy, kindness, presents and so forth. So long as one enjoys the things of this world and has......More
Sri Aurobindo
Sri Aurobindo
(1872-1950)
"The Vedic poets are masters of a consummate technique, their rhythms are carved like chariots of the gods and borne on divine and ample wings of sound, and are at once concentrated and wide-waved,......More
Sri Sarada Devi
Sri Sarada Devi
(1853-1919)
"The outstanding virtues of Indian womanhood are courage, serenity, self- control, sweetness, compassion, wisdom, and an intuitive relationship with God. Holy Mother possessed all these virtues.......More
Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(1824-1883)
"The four Vedas, the repositories of knowledge and religious truth, are the words of God. They are absolutely free of error, and the Supreme and independent authority ... It is......More
Swami Prabhupada
Swami Prabhupada
(1896-1977)
"The process for establishing oneself in real happiness is this process of Krsna consciousness. By Krsna consciousness we can gradually develop our real intelligence and naturally enjoy relishing......More
Swami Rama Tirtha
Swami Rama Tirtha
(1873-1906)
"Is this your Islam which you call the Religion of Peace? Is terrorism the only way to make people accept Islam? This is what your own history says. This is what the world has seen of Islam. This......More
Swami Ramakrishna Paramahansa
Swami Ramakrishna Paramahansa
(1836-1886)
" .. in the life of Ramakrishna Paramahansa we see a colossal spiritual capacity first driving straight to the divine realization, taking, as it were, the Kingdom of Heaven by......More
Swami Sivananda
Swami Sivananda
(1887-1963)
"Be good, do good, be kind, be compassionate, bear insult, bear injury. This is the highest sadhana".
Swami Sivananda, the founder of Divine Life Society, was one of the......More
Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda
(1863-1902)
"May Mother India step forth anew from the humble dwelling of the peasant! May she appear in the hut of the fisherman! May she step forth from the cottages of the cobbler and the sweeper! May she......More
