Religious Philosophy Quotes

“If you cannot speak of religion, without quoting your scripture, you don't understand religion.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Sin Dios Sí Hay Divinidad: The Pastor Who Never Was

“Secularism is not the absence of religion, secularism is the absence of religious intolerance.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Mukemmel Musalman: Kafir Biraz, Peygamber Biraz

“There is no such thing as organized religion, because religion organized is religion lost. Religion by nature ought to be about liberating the mind of all divisions - all organizations - if not, then it is not religion to begin with - or at the very least, it is the most infantile form of religion.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Mukemmel Musalman: Kafir Biraz, Peygamber Biraz

“Becoming christian and converting to christianity are two different things. Converting to christianity means having the paperwork that says you are christian. Becoming christian means becoming christ-like in every aspect of life, no matter the paperwork.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Divane Dynamite: Only truth in the cosmos is love

“Scriptures would've done much more good to the world if their advocates didn't insist on them having a supernatural origin, as opposed to a natural one.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Divane Dynamite: Only truth in the cosmos is love

“Doing God's work and doing God's propaganda are two different things. And the world has enough propaganda as it is - what the world needs is God's work - what this world needs is service - service not to the idea of God, but to the helpless and destitute - service to those who have nowhere to turn to. This, my friend, is called practical divinity.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Divane Dynamite: Only truth in the cosmos is love

“Divinity and worship are two different things. Worship is an act of self-preservation, divinity is an act of self-annihilation - divinity is annihilation of the self for the uplift of others.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Divane Dynamite: Only truth in the cosmos is love

“One who realizes oneness, realizes the universe. One who has no grasp of oneness, has no grasp of anything, no matter how many scientific facts are on their fingertips, or how many hymns are on their lips.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Divane Dynamite: Only truth in the cosmos is love

“Religion that doesn't bring oneness,
Is not religion, but the original sin.
Science that doesn't lift human condition,
Is not science but superstition.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Divane Dynamite: Only truth in the cosmos is love

“I am a better scientist because of theology, I am a better theologian because of science.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Divane Dynamite: Only truth in the cosmos is love

“My theology is not rooted in God, but in people. My philosophy is not rooted in knowledge, but in people. My science is not rooted in reason, but in people.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Sin Dios Sí Hay Divinidad: The Pastor Who Never Was

“Scripture is literature, period - nothing more, nothing less.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Sin Dios Sí Hay Divinidad: The Pastor Who Never Was

“Esperanza Impossible Sonnet 39

I need a religion,
With less pomposity and more simplicity.
I need a religion,
With less noise and more tranquility.
I need a religion,
With less pollution and more sustainability.
I need a religion,
With less malnutrition and more magnanimity.
I need a religion,
With less citadels and more sidewalk.
I need a religion,
With less barking and more footwork.
Yet when I look around I get choked with all the pollution.
Perhaps the religion I seek doesn't exist, for I am my religion.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Esperanza Impossible: 100 Sonnets of Ethics, Engineering & Existence

“If theologians cannot be the forerunners of religious integration, then such theology isn't worth a penny.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Mukemmel Musalman: Kafir Biraz, Peygamber Biraz

“If theology is to contribute anything good to the world, then it must shift its focus from the study of scriptures to the outspoken advocacy of religious integration. And if theologians cannot be the forerunners of religious integration, then such theology isn't worth a penny.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Mukemmel Musalman: Kafir Biraz, Peygamber Biraz

“Personal fiction is a psychological necessity of the individual – hence, a right - why can't we simply accept it as such! Why do we have to diss another person for not believing in the same kind of fiction that we believe in! It is time we become an aid to each other's light, not an impediment.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Himalayan Sonneteer: 100 Sonnets of Unsubmission

“Helping a human is worth a hundred pilgrimages.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Centurion Sermon: Mental Por El Mundo

“Life is but life's religion, Life is but life's philosophy.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Centurion Sermon: Mental Por El Mundo

“I have found unorthodoxy to be quite rare in the domain of religion, yet that very unorthodoxy is what brings religion to life, whereas orthodoxy turns religion into a vessel of death.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Girl Over God: The Novel

“True religion is a love affair with the spirit within, not with the picket fences that we place around the spirit – true religion is a love affair with the spirit of universality within the human heart everywhere, not with an imaginary spirit in an imaginary heaven.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Aşk Mafia: Armor of The World

“Faith is a simple thing - why do we complicate it so! When it is dark, hold on to the light within. That's faith! When things get tough, muster the force of perseverance within. That's faith! It's never about division, yet that's what we've made faith all about. What a pity!”
― Abhijit Naskar, Aşk Mafia: Armor of The World

“Religion and religious harmony should be one and the same - yet they are not. Why? Because we don't have religion, what we have is counterfeit religion - counterfeits in different forms - forms that refuse to even acknowledge the possibility, that they are all but mere microscopic reflections of something that can't even be put in forms - that can't be organized.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Aşk Mafia: Armor of The World

“Goodness is universal,
vessels may vary.
Some call it water,
some agua, some pani.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Mukemmel Musalman: Kafir Biraz, Peygamber Biraz

“Freedom of religion can exist only, where there is religion of freedom.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Amor Apocalypse: Canım Sana İhtiyacım

“What's the first commandment - a fundamentalist preacher once yelled at me with utter condescension! I replied quite instinctively - love thy neighbor. He laughed in ridicule and said - if you had actually studied the bible, you'd know, the first commandment is, love thy God - love thy neighbor is the second.

I smiled and responded - and if you had paid any attention to my pal JC, you'd know - love comes first, nothing before that.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Tum Dunya Tek Millet: Greatest Country on Earth is Earth

“God, the Master Transformer, turns worries into wonders, victims into victors, problems into prayers, tears into praise, passions into professions, fears into faith, and challenges into opportunities. He calms storms, makes a way when there seems to be none, and turns prayers into power. With just one touch of His favor, He can transform sinful hearts into genuine faith, raise the dead, and turn darkness into light. He makes something out of nothing, turns obstacles into stepping stones, and exchanges ugliness for beauty. Never give up on God, for He never gave up on you. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever - the Alpha, the Omega, the beginning and the end.”
― Shaila Touchton

“If you can't find the holy spark among the living, such is but holiness of the jungle.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“Naskarism, Marxism, Buddhism, Sufism, Confucianism, Christianism, Judaism, it's all human construct. As such, none of it is infallible. Yours truly admits that, so did my friend Sid (Buddha), as well as my brother Mevlana (Rumi). And what's wrong with acknowledging the possibility of folly anyway! It is only through folly that fervor unfolds - it is only through mistakes that the mind expands.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Divine Refugee

“God is Schrodinger's cat,
one moment it's there, the next it's not -
all depends on the state of mind -
God is the oldest fear-bending construct.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Humanitarian Dictator

“God is Schrodinger's cat, one moment it's there, the next it's not - all depends on the state of mind - God is the oldest fear-bending construct. Problem is when apes use God to enforce fear, a healthy refuge is rendered harmful refuse.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Humanitarian Dictator