I'm interested in mythology generally, but India has no special place in my heart - although Hindu gods seem a lot more… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
I can neither serve God nor humanity if as an Indian I do not serve India, and as a Hindu I do… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
People value Halloween, like Valentine's Day, because they can tell themselves that it's not merely secularized but actually secular, which is to… — Amity Shlaes Copy Share Image
No settlement with the majority community is possible, as no Hindu leader speaking with any authority shows any concern or genuine desire… — Muhammad Ali Jinnah Copy Share Image
“The notions of creation, preservation and destruction in Hindu mythology thus deal with culture, not nature.” — Devdutt Pattanaik Copy Share Image
Most mystics do not want to read religious wisdom; they want to be it. A postcard of a beautiful lake is not… — Huston Smith Copy Share Image
For the BJP, the conversion of Bengal's cultural Hindu into a political Hindu is a long-standing project. — Barkha Dutt Copy Share Image
Hindu Dharma is like a boundless ocean teeming with priceless gems. The deeper you dive the more treasures you find. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
I think that Sufism fits all over the world. The concept is not anything that fits standard Western ideas - it's always… — Youssou N'Dour Copy Share Image
In every religion I can think of, there exists some variation on the theme of abandoning the settled life and walking one's… — Robyn Davidson Copy Share Image
“Arjuna quotes old scriptures to support his conclusions and his “I’. Krishna had to say Geeta to dissolve his “I” so that… — Shunya Copy Share Image
Now my children also don't have a particular religion as I also didn't have. The only difference is that now they have… — Pooja Bedi Copy Share Image
Matangi's mantra is aim, which is MIA backwards. She fights for freedom of speech and stands for truth, and lives in the… — M.I.A Copy Share Image
In our home (for the dying at Kali Ghat) in Calcutta, there is great peace, unity and love. Many Hindu families bring… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
I'm very moved by chaos theory, and that sense of energy. That quantum physics. We don't really, in Hindu tradition, have a… — Bharati Mukherjee Copy Share Image
“Muhammad introduced the concept of such Glorious and Omnipotent God in Whose eyes all worldly systems are pieces of straw. Islamic equality… — Dr. Mawde Royden Copy Share Image
“Sufis are not here to satisfy a demand. They exist to share what they have got. These two things are not always… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
The Way of the Sufis cannot be understood by means of the intellect or by ordinary book learning. — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
What compels the Hindu right's volcanic reaction to Valentine's Day? Some of its members have protested that the holiday is the product… — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
“A book, for the Sufis, is an instrument as much as it is something to give information…The key is the teacher.” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
Sufism has always had the function of purifying Islamic ethics and that fasting and tazkiya is like lighting a lamp. — Seyyed Hossein Nasr Copy Share Image
No settlement with the majority is possible as no Hindu leader speaking with any authority shows any concern or genuine desire for… — Muhammad Ali Jinnah Copy Share Image
I don't believe in differentiating between Hindu, Muslim, Sikh or Christian - we are all one, and Mumbai is for everyone. — Rakhi Sawant Copy Share Image
Hindu Dharma is the quintessence of our national life, hold fast to it if you want your country to survive, or else… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
People from all over the world were killed in the attacks on the World Trade Centre. They came from many different cultural,… — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
“देवर्षिगणसंघातस्तूयमानात्मवैभवा भण्डासुरवधोद्युक्तशक्तिसेनासमन्विता ॥२४ Devarshi-gana-sanghaatha-sthooya-maana-aathma-vaibhavaa Bhanda-asura-vadha-udyukta-shakti-saena-sam-anwithaa 24. She revered by knowledgeable with divinity, She source of all, through Her everything be, She has… — Munindra Misra Copy Share Image
“The Hindu caste system and its attendant laws of purity became deeply embedded in Indian culture. Long after the Indo-Aryan invasion was… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
“सक्ताः कर्मण्यविद्वांसो यथा कुर्वन्ति भारत। कुर्याद्विद्वांस्तथासक्तश्चिकीर्षुर्लोकसंग्रहम्॥ ॥३- २५॥ न बुद्धिभेदं जनयेदज्ञानां कर्मसङ्गिनाम्। जोषयेत्सर्वकर्माणि विद्वान्युक्तः समाचरन्॥ ॥३- २६॥ 'Ignorant toil for result; wise… — Munindra Misra Copy Share Image
“…the work of the (Muslim Sufi) dervish community was to open the heart, explore the mystery of union, to fiercely search for… — Coleman Barks Copy Share Image
My mother was a Muslim and dad a Hindu. I got the best upbringing that anyone could. Never did I see any… — Mahesh Bhatt Copy Share Image
“Definition of a Sufi To learn, people must give up a great deal, and this includes ritual as something from which they… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“Shani Chalisa ॥दोहा॥ Doha जय-जय श्री शनिदेव प्रभु, सुनहु विनय महराज। करहुं कृपा हे रवि तनय, राखहु जन की लाज॥ Shani Maharaj,… — Munindra Misra Copy Share Image
I've had a Hindu upbringing. There's a lot about it I think is cool. Temples are amazing. It's a nice vibe when… — Romesh Ranganathan Copy Share Image
“वक्रतुंड महाकाय कोटिसूर्यसमप्रभ। निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा॥ “Lord Ganesh of curved elephant trunk and huge body, Whose brilliance is equal… — Munindra Misra Copy Share Image
My father's family hails from Banaras. My grandfather taught mathematics at Banaras Hindu University. Banaras is also dedicated to Lord Shiva, home… — Amish Tripathi Copy Share Image
“Sometimes by water 'and sometimes by the wind, 'my random lines on sand will be 'erased. What am I now? A ruddy… — Alok Mishra Copy Share Image
“विपद: सन्तु ता: शश्वत्तत्र तत्र जगद्गुरो। भवतो दर्शनं यत्स्यादपुनर्भवदर्शनम्॥८॥ Master of Universe I pray for calamities, So I do remember You ever… — Munindra Misra Copy Share Image
“नमस्तेशरण्येशिवेसानुकम्पे, नमस्तेजगद्व्यापिकेविश्वरूपे। नमस्तेजगद्वन्द्यपादारविन्दे, नमस्तेजगत्तारिणित्राहिदुर्गे॥१॥ She the refuge, peaceful and merciful undoubtedly, She pervades over all, is universal form certainly, Her lotus feet… — Munindra Misra Copy Share Image
“Above all, as a Hindu I belong to the only major religion in the world that does not claim to be the… — Shashi Tharoor Copy Share Image
When you look at food as an ethical issue in the Christian tradition, you don't find very much about it. You don't… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
