Quotations
Religion
What is religion?
It is compassion for all things which have life.
- Hitopadesa
Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.
- Seneca the Younger
Anyone who thinks sitting in church can make you a Christian must also think that sitting in a garage can make you a car.
- Garrison Keillor
The first sign that you are becoming religious is that you are becoming cheerful.
- Swami Vivekananda
Those who are ignorant of the supreme purpose of life will never be able to attain nirvana (liberation) in spite of their observance of the vratas (vows) and niyamas (rules) of religious conduct and practice of shila (celibacy) and tapas (penance).
- Scriptures
The one who on demand of time, situation and circumstances can carry out an
act whenever, whatever, however is necessary for the benefit of all...is religious;
the rest all are irreligious.
- Deep Trivedi
Hindu religion has accepted the ones, wearing necklaces of human skulls, having
wine and opium, and even dance-lovers as their gods. Because Hindu religion
does not believe in abstinence of things but rather, teaching how to have them
in moderation and in the right manner.
- Deep Trivedi
To hate man and love god seems to be the sum of all creeds.
- Robert G. Ingersoll
The minute you get a religion you stop thinking. Believe in one thing too much and you have no room for new ideas.
- Ray Bradbury
Religious people fear hell -- Spiritual people have walked through it.
- Frank Warren
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