“Expansion is religion, narrowness is blasphemy. Reason is religion, prejudice is blasphemy. Curiosity is religion, belief without question is blasphemy.”
Source: Ingan Impossible: Handbook of Hatebusting
“Humanists do not claim to know, we just ask you to be very wary of those who do claim to know. Who told them? What does their knowledge mean? Why should you trust them? Above all, don't take my word for it either. Don't take anyone's word for it. Find out for yourselves.”
“The eager theorizing of ages is compressed, as in a seed, in the want of a single mind.”
Source: Romola
“A “life of value,” as I see it, has two parts: The first is about one fulfilling oneself and finding meaning by prioritizing, or living the values that they authentically possess. When one’s life is consistent with what they truly value, then life just “feels right.” But beyond a more self-oriented approach to finding happiness and fulfillment, a good life is making positive differences to those in the family, the community, the country, and the world.”
Source: Wisdom: A Very Valuable Virtue That Cannot Be Bought
“Find The Human (The Sonnet)
Find the human in you, and,
You'll find the human in everybody.
The way things are inside,
So they are externally.
World is reflection of the self,
Outside is reflection of inside.
Blind heart maketh the world blind,
Kind heart maketh the world kind.
We cover our eyes with our hands,
And weep as children for it is too dark.
We let biases take over our behavior,
Then we shout why the world is so unjust.
Without heart all fancy exterior is delusion,
Only truth in the world is the one internal.”
Source: Either Reformist or Terrorist: If You Are Terror I Am Your Grandfather
“I have no desire to die as just another writer like that bard fella. If I must die as a writer, I will die as the first multi-cultural writer in history.”
Source: Dervish Advaitam: Gospel of Sacred Feminines and Holy Fathers
“A Jew may say, Hebrew is the language of god. A Christian may say, Aramaic is the language of god. A Muslim will say, Arabic is the language of god. A Hindu will say, Sanskrit is the language of god. I only know that kindness is the language of a human.”
Source: Dervish Advaitam: Gospel of Sacred Feminines and Holy Fathers
“Saying yes to existence means surrendering to God. It means not living the isolated life of the ego. It means becoming one with the whole. It contains in essence the whole of religion.
Meditation is saying yes to existence. And then there is no fear. When you drop your ego all fear disappears. Then whatsoever God wills you do. You are no more responsible, because you are not. Then it is all up to God.
With this trust a great revolution in your life
happens. You don't exist as a separate entity
anymore. It is like a drop slipping into the ocean.
It means losing its limited definition, it means losing its identity, but it means to gain tremendously. It becomes the ocean. So the loss is not much, but the gain is infinite.”
Source: The Way of the Heart
“We don't need non-attachment, we need more attachment, attachment with the suffering of others - attachment with the miseries of others - attachment with the sweat and tears of others - attachment with the smile of others - we need attachment with each and every depraved soul on this earth. When you've fostered such attachment, that day I'll call you human - that day I'll call you alive.”
Source: Dervish Advaitam: Gospel of Sacred Feminines and Holy Fathers
“I don't want my name written in gold, all I want is my ideas to be realized in your heart. And the gist of my ideas is simple – expansion.”
Source: Dervish Advaitam: Gospel of Sacred Feminines and Holy Fathers