You have come from God, you are a spark of His Glory, you are a wave of that Ocean of Bliss; you will get peace only when you again merge in Him.
-Sathya Sai Baba "Sri Sathya Sai Baba"
You have come from God, you are a spark of His Glory, you are a wave of that Ocean of Bliss; you will get peace only when you again merge in Him.
Food to a large extent is what holds a society together and eating is closely linked to deep spiritual experiences.
Because God has made us for Himself, our hearts are restless until they rest in Him.
-Saint Augustine of Hippo
Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious. One must practice the virtues taught in such books in order to acquire love of God.
God's promises are like the stars; the darker the night the brighter they shine.
-David Nicholas
The moment I have realized God sitting in the temple of every human body, the moment I stand in reverence before every human being and see God in him - that moment I am free from bondage, everything that binds vanishes, and I am free.
-Swami Vivekananda
Even the gods love jokes.
To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today.
-Issac Asimov
A person once asked me in a provocative manner, if I approved of homosexuality. I replied with another question: “Tell me, when God looks at a gay person, does he endorse the existence of this person with love, or reject and condemn this person?” We must always consider the person.
The best reply to an atheist is to give him a good dinner and ask him if he believes there is a cook.
-Louis Nizer