“Every person is a Hindu who regards and owns this Bharat Bhumi, this land from the Indus to the seas, as his Fatherland as well as Holyland, i.e. the land of the origin of his religion... Consequently the so-called aboriginal or hill tribes also are Hindus: because India is their Fatherland as well as their Holyland of whatever form of religion or worship they follow.” WellsPersonsFormSeaLandWorshipIndiaRegardHillsTribesAboriginalFatherlandBharat Author:Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
“Secularism is not only in our constitution but also in our veins. We worship Mother Nature too. We believe that the world is our family.” WorldBelieveMotherDemocracyWorshipIndiaConstitutionElectionOur FamilyVeinsSecularismMother Nature Author:Narendra Modi
“For the next fifty years this alone shall be our keynote - this, our great Mother India. Let all other vain gods disappear for the time from our minds. This is the only god that is awake, our own race - "everywhere his hands, everywhere his feet, everywhere his ears, he covers everything." All other gods are sleeping. What vain gods shall we go after and yet cannot worship the god that we see all round us, the Virât? When we have worshiped this, we shall be able to worship all other gods.” YearsMindHandsMotivationalAbleMotherNextSleepRaceFeetWorshipEarsIndiaRoundsDisappearVainAwakeFiftyGreat Mother Book:Vivekananda Reader Source: Vivekananda Reader
“Buddha is the crown jewel of the Indian nation which accepts all ways of worship of all religions. This quality of Hinduism in India was a product of many great spiritual masters chief among them was Buddha. And this is what sustains the secular character of India.” WayCharacterSpiritualMotivationNationsQualityAcceptingMastersProductsWorshipIndiaChiefsIndianHinduismCrownsSecularJewelsGreat SpiritualSpiritual MastersCrown Jewels Author:Narendra Modi
“In India, [in] the great documents like [the] Upanishads in eighth century B.C., you find some of the wisest [women] making great, learned speeches and then you worship them, but actually don't do very much about girls' education generally. So I think there has been a kind of dual presence of pain, respect, and saying you are great, etc., but not providing the basic facilities that make women able to lead the kind of life that they would like to and that men easily do.” ThinkingMenKindHas BeensAblePainGirlCenturySpeechWorshipIndiaEtcProvidingDocumentsFacilityWisest Author:Amartya Sen
“Do you know about Hanuman, sir? He was the faithful servant of the god Rama, and we worship him in our temples because he is a shining example of how to serve your masters with absolute fidelity, love, and devotion. These are the kinds of gods they have foisted on us Mr. Jiabao. Understand, now, how hard it is for a man to win his freedom in India.” KnowsMenKindHardWinningExampleMastersWorshipIndiaAbsolutesShiningDevotionFaithfulServantTemplesDo You KnowFidelityRamaFaithful ServantsHanuman Book:The White Tiger Source: The White Tiger
“India has two million gods, and worships them all. In religion all other countries are paupers; India is the only millionaire.” TwoCountryMillionsWorshipIndiaIndependenceHinduismOther CountriesMillionaireIndependence DayRepublic DayIndia Independence DayInspiring Independence DayIndian Independence Day Book:The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain: A Book of Quotations Source: The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain: A Book of Quotations
“We the Jainists of India say every day in our prayer, I worship all perfected souls, I worship all spiritual masters, I worship all spiritual instructors, I worship all holy men and women in the world.” MenWorldSoulSpiritualPrayerMastersHolyWorshipMen And WomenIndiaOur PrayersInstructorsHoly ManSpiritual Masters Author:Virchand Gandhi