No religion has a separate God showering grace only on those who profess to abide by that faith.

It is easy to talk on religion, but difficult to practice it.

In the name of religion, we force widowhood upon our three lakh girl-widows who could not understand the import of the marriage ceremony.

We read many books, but that does not bring us knowledge. We may read all the Bibles in the world, but that will not give us religion. Theoretical religion is easy enough to get, anyone may get that. What we want is practical religion.

Love is the common denominator that unites all people whatever religion they are.

If the 'I am the doer' idea goes, then only I Am remains and that 'I Am' has no religion.

Culture is a perversion. It fetishizes objects, creates consumer mania, it preaches endless forms of false happiness, endless forms of false understanding in the form of squirrelly religions and silly cults. It invites people to diminish themselves and dehumanize themselves by behaving like machines.

The only religion that ought to be taught is the religion of fearlessness. Either in this world or in the world of religion, it is true that fear is the sure cause of degradation and sin. It is fear that brings misery, fear that brings death, fear that breeds evil. And what causes fear? Ignorance of our own nature.

Religion keeps society divided. Spirituality unites it.

Usually when someone believes in a particular religion, his attitude becomes more and more a sharp angle pointing away from himself. In our way the point of the angle is always toward ourselves.

Every religion is the product of the conceptual mind attempting to describe the mystery.

My children, the secret of religion lies not in theories but in practice.

The very purpose of religion is to control yourself, not to criticise others.

Remember that true religion does not divide but unites; does not injure but heals; does not kill but saves.

Go beyond science, into the region of metaphysics. Real religion is beyond argument. It can only be lived both inwardly and outwardly.

Meditation is actually not a part of any religion. It is exploring yourself, exploring the deeper aspects of your being, and finally leading you to the center of consciousness within.

What man needs is not philosophy or religion in the academic or formalistic sense of the term, but ability to think rightly. The malady of the age is not absence of philosophy or even irreligion but wrong thinking and a vanity which passes for knowledge. Though it is difficult to define right thinking, it cannot be denied that it is the goal of the aspirations of everyone.

Common men talk bagfuls of religion but do not practise even a grain of it. The wise man speaks a little, even though his whole life is religion expressed in action.

Be happy! and meditation will follow. Be happy, and religion will follow. Happiness is a basic condition. People become religious only when they are unhappy - then their religion is pseudo. Try to understand why you are unhappy.

Infinite strength is religion and God.

We do not seek to thrust the principles of our religion upon anyone. The fundamental principles of our religion forbid that.

Religion is the one and sole interest of the people of India.

As soon as we lose the moral basis, we cease to be religious. There is no such thing as religion over-riding morality.