58 Quotes by R. N. Prasher

The desire that I may have no desire is itself a desire.

Fate is the name of a large bunch of myriad paths; we choose one out of these.

What is knowledge but a lucid enunciation of ignorance of yesterday. If there is no darkness to dispel, there can be no light.

Words frozen in religious texts, when not allowed to be interpreted in the current context, lead to irrationality with religious leaders having the exclusive authority of rationalizing it.

Religion can only be a means to a set of values cherished by its living adherents. If those values relate only to a past or a presumed afterlife, it is a sign that religion has become a goal serving the ends of a priest or a demagogue and rest of the living are merely tools to serve that end. If it is not to become a fossil, it has to be a living faith serving the cherished values of the living.

Contrary to popular belief, questions are not the cause and answers not their effect. Answers exist and hence questions are caused to discover the answers. If an answer does not exist, there cannot be a valid question.

One of the perils of life is to be asked a question which the wisest of them cannot answer. But a smile does the job.

Truth is always a quest and if it looks anything like a destination, it is proof that we are on to illusion. Thus, unique is each quest!

Words, with their multiple meanings and nuances are like trees and oral communication like a forest. Trees are good for hiding, forest for losing the path. When one is trying to contemplate the horizon of illusion and reality, trees and forests can offer no help.