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In Search of Divinity: Journey to The Kingdom of Conscience QUOTES

1 " Other than the substantial physiological impact of prayer/meditation, there is another much simpler mind-body intervention that helps all religious and spiritual individuals in all walks of life, regardless of whether they pray regularly or not. It is commonly known as faith. "

― Abhijit Naskar , In Search of Divinity: Journey to The Kingdom of Conscience

2 " First visualize your goal in your mind. Then have a leap of faith, and let your passion guide you throughout the process. "

― Abhijit Naskar , In Search of Divinity: Journey to The Kingdom of Conscience

3 " It is an utter insult towards the fascinating neurons of your cerebral cortex, to believe anybody’s words blindly, even if that person is a Scientist or a Philosopher. So, I urge to you, that you must exercise your own reasoning and judgment (that’s what your cerebral cortex is for; to be specific the frontal lobes) at all times. "

― Abhijit Naskar , In Search of Divinity: Journey to The Kingdom of Conscience

4 " Know yourself as you are – particles of start-dust moving through the eternal ocean of time, trying to make whatever little difference you can. "

― Abhijit Naskar , In Search of Divinity: Journey to The Kingdom of Conscience

5 " Any human action that goes against what is ordinary, is deemed as an anomaly. "

― Abhijit Naskar , In Search of Divinity: Journey to The Kingdom of Conscience

6 " A man woke up at midnight and wanted to smoke. Therefore he looked for some fire, for which he went to a neighbor’s house and knocked at the door. The neighbor opened the door and asked him what he wanted. The man said, I wish to smoke. Can you give me a little fire? The neighbor replied, O.M.G.! What the heck is wrong with you? You have taken so much trouble to come and wake us up at the middle of the night, while in your own hand you have a lantern! The God that human beings so keenly seek, lives within the human biology, yet they wander hitherto searching for it. "

― Abhijit Naskar , In Search of Divinity: Journey to The Kingdom of Conscience

7 " The scriptures are just books. It all depends on you, whether you are going to learn goodness and compassion from them, or use them to destroy your environment. "

― Abhijit Naskar , In Search of Divinity: Journey to The Kingdom of Conscience

8 " When you move to a new environment with cultural and social characteristics different from your own, it is only logical, that you loosen some of the knots of your religious doctrines, to embrace the new and vivid environment as much as you wish to be embraced by the environment. "

― Abhijit Naskar , In Search of Divinity: Journey to The Kingdom of Conscience

9 " There has been more bloodshed in the name of God than for any other cause. And it is all because people never attempt to reach the fountain-head. They are content only to comply with the customs of their forefathers, and want others to do the same. "

― Abhijit Naskar , In Search of Divinity: Journey to The Kingdom of Conscience

10 " Human brain is structured to avoid any kind of refutation of one's religious beliefs. "

― Abhijit Naskar , In Search of Divinity: Journey to The Kingdom of Conscience

11 " The divinity you seek is born with you. "

― Abhijit Naskar , In Search of Divinity: Journey to The Kingdom of Conscience

12 " Realization of your inner divinity is the scientific religion of thinking humanity. "

― Abhijit Naskar , In Search of Divinity: Journey to The Kingdom of Conscience

13 " When circumstances pour the minds of some young helpless individuals with hatred and rage towards the society, and when that pain, hatred, and rage become unbearable, they turn to the scriptures as the final resort, in a pursuit to find absolution, guided by the psychopathic, misogynistic, genocidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent, fundamentalist preachers. "

― Abhijit Naskar , In Search of Divinity: Journey to The Kingdom of Conscience

14 " Through the newly emerged field of Neurotheology, Scientists such as Andrew Newberg, Michael Persinger, myself and a few others have already taken the first step from the side of Science, to diminish the gap between Science and Religion. Now it is time for Religion to do the same. And the moment any religion does that, the eternal battle between Science and Religion would slowly start to disperse. "

― Abhijit Naskar , In Search of Divinity: Journey to The Kingdom of Conscience

15 " All knowledge that Science has acquired so far, has been through the concentration of the powers of the mind. "

― Abhijit Naskar , In Search of Divinity: Journey to The Kingdom of Conscience

16 " Religious literature from all around the world have an abundance of philosophical teachings as well, which in fact, prove quite helpful to humanity. But a rational human being must examine every single word from the scriptures before accepting it. Otherwise, it would only lead to religious bulimia, which in turn would bring chaos down on earth. "

― Abhijit Naskar , In Search of Divinity: Journey to The Kingdom of Conscience

17 " Religion helps humanity to pass through its darkest times. "

― Abhijit Naskar , In Search of Divinity: Journey to The Kingdom of Conscience

18 " Religion doesn’t mean obeying some textual rules from books that were written hundreds or thousands of years ago. Religion means realization of the self. "

― Abhijit Naskar , In Search of Divinity: Journey to The Kingdom of Conscience

19 " With the glorious flames of compassion in your heart, embrace the goodness from all religions. Taste the love of Christmas, the radiance of Diwali, the brotherhood of Ramadan, the feast of Sukkot and assimilate anything that appeals to you. The end product of such acceptance is a peaceful human society, filled with joy and cheer. "

― Abhijit Naskar , In Search of Divinity: Journey to The Kingdom of Conscience

20 " Say, you teach a five year old child a few verses from the Bible. And after memorizing them, he will become a part scholar in Christian theology. But that won’t make him realize what Jesus actually meant when he said 'love thy neighbor'. "

― Abhijit Naskar , In Search of Divinity: Journey to The Kingdom of Conscience