Views On Religious Traditions

"1. Actually, it doesn't matter Krishna or Christ the name is the same. The main point is to follow the injunctions of the Vedic scriptures that recommend chanting the name of God in this age."-Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

2. The happiness which comes from long practice, which leads to the end of suffering, which at first is like poison, but at last like nectar - this kind of happiness arises from the serenity of one's own mind." -Ved Vyasa (The Bhagavad Gita), 1500 BC

3. God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple."- Chanakya, 350 BC

4. If you desire ease, forsake learning. If you desire learning, forsake ease. How can the man at his ease acquire knowledge, And how can the earnest student enjoy ease? -Nagarjuna, 150 BC

5. The Soul appears to be finite because of ignorance. When ignorance is destroyed the Self which does not admit of any multiplicity truly reveals itself by itself: like the Sun when the clouds pass away. -Adi Shankara, 788 AD

6. Bondage and Liberation are of the mind alone. -Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

7. Your own Self-Realization is the greatest service you can render the world. -Ramana Maharshi