589 Quotes About Hinduism

A Christian sits in his or her well and thinks that the whole world is his or her well. The Jew sits in his or her little well and thinks that it is the whole world. A Muslim sits cooped up in his or her tiny well and believes it to be the whole universe. The same goes for a Hindu and all others. Also, atheists are no different from all those orthodox believers.

It did not cross the minds of most Hindus that barring exceptions, they were responsible for Catholicism in India. The outcastes of Hinduism, the untouchables, who fell beyond the pale of the caste system had ample reason to convert to Catholicism. The caste-Hindus, as a matter of fact, left them no choice. As sub-humans they were little better than slaves.

Pleasure from the senses seems like nectar at first, but it is bitter as poison in the end.

Any religion can be compared to the attic of an old home. Unless the attic is regularly cleaned, it gathers dust and cobwebs and eventually becomes unusable. Similarly, if a religion cannot be updated or cleaned from time to time, it loses its usefulness and cannot relate anymore to changed times and people.

This world is an illusion." Only the awakened beings have the right to make this statement. They feel compassion for even a broken car because they can see God in everything. Other people may draw a completely negative meaning out of this statement.

The real costOf KurukshetraWas the momentWhen you disappeared Over the horizonAt the end of our universeThat momentWhen you looked backAnd couldn't see meWhen I strained my eyesBut couldn't see youThe monumentalIncalculable CostOf warWas an empty horizon.It always has been,Krishna.

Anything that can be said is a perspective, not truth.

When you detach from your identity and I detach from mine, we are nothing (Shunya). But that 'nothing' contains everything just as white light contains all colours.

You don't know God because you know too much 'about' Him. A baby knows his mother even though he knows nothing 'about' her.