In Hinduism, conscience, reason and independent thinking have no scope for development.
God is cruel. Sometimes he makes you live.
Let one who has become wealthy reign, and let one who has power renounce
Silence, I discover, is something you can actually hear.
It doesn’t matter what you say you believe - it only matters what you do.
Devotion does not mean only chanting praise and singing glory of God, nor fasting and offerings made to God. Devotion is a specific attitude towards life and existence.
Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Religion is the opium of the masses.
On earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it.
Religion as a science, as a study, is the greatest and healthiest exercise that the human mind can have.
We can only know God well when we know our own sin. And those who have known God without knowing their wretchedness have not glorified Him but have glorified themselves.
He who knoweth his own self, knoweth God.
Faith is a state of openness or trust.
Fearlessness is a result of faith in oneself and faith in God.
Where there's hope, there's life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again.
If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name in a Swiss bank.
If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it.
It is quite useless knocking at the door of heaven for earthly comfort. It's not the sort of comfort they supply there.
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.
In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadow for those who don't.
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.