Violence cannot be religion. And true religion cannot be violent.
I am the wind, when I flow among the Christians, I am Christian, when among the Muslims, I am Muslim, when among the Jews, I am Jew, when among the Hindus, I am Hindu, when among the Atheists, I am Atheist, but when among the fundamentalists, I am a purifying tornado.
Peacemaking is not like lovemaking, that you feel turned on to carry out for a few minutes, or alas seconds, and then feel chirpy, in case of a woman, or sleepy, in case of a man – peacemaking is the endeavor of a lifetime.
The first step to treat a mental illness is acceptance.
A candle is safest when not burning, but such an existence doesn’t serve its purpose.
Enough is enough – wake up and live already.
Priesthood, Imamhood, Pundithood often come hand in hand with tyranny.
God doesn’t help anyone, humans do.
I want to be next to every single person on earth, because I know first hand what it is like to have no one by your side.
Burn so bright that the sky falls short for your light.
All lives matter is an intellectual luxury cooked up by closet philosophers, whereas black lives matter is an actual manifestation of the value of life through tangible human actions, which is moulding a world where all lives truly matter, not theoretically, but actually.
If you don’t act now, the day is not far, that this beautiful planet of yours, which you call home, shall be turned into a dry barren wasteland by the blood-sucking fundamentalists.
You are modern humans of the civilized world. And modern humans rise beyond all laws and superstitions of the society. They help their fellow beings to rise from the ashes of ignorance, illusion and fear.
Diwali is a festival of light and hope, not of pollution and death.
You don’t need to make a grand contribution in order to change your society, rather you simply need to wake up tomorrow and make tiny little actions addressed to your environment as you walk through your day.
Difficulty is an illusion that separates the person from the action, but once you use your heart as the bridge to that action, all difficulty vanishes.
If a criminal becomes a politician, it’s the fault of the citizens, not the system, and if a system keeps failing to oust the criminals from politics, that too is the fault of the citizens.
A humble shopkeeper who never attended high school can be a wise one – a construction worker who can barely read and write can be a wise one – a stripper who boldly earns a living by entertaining people can be a wise one. It’s not the profession that makes a person wise or fool, it’s their character.
Neuro-linguistic programming is to Neuroscience what Astrology is to Astronomy.
Outfits don’t define your character, your behavior does. Great achievements are born, not from fancy suits, but from great minds. And great minds do not need suits to feel and look important. Only the shallow look at outfits, but the wise knows to look beyond. Look at the person beyond the outfit.