Abhijit Naskar

“It has always been science versus fundamentalism, not science versus religion.”

“Belief is indeed psychologically important for the human mind of general population, but that belief should be nicely compatible with scientific reasoning, otherwise that belief turns into prejudice, which is never beneficial to the human life.”

“There are no other heaven and hell outside the human mind. Goodness is heaven, hatred is hell. Acceptance is religion, sectarianism is blasphemy. Love is holiness, discrimination is sin.”

“Oscar may be the world’s most glorious way of honoring your work, but the real award for a filmmaker is the contentment which you receive from making your film.”

“Mothers and fathers are born everywhere. What the world needs are leaders.”

“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.”

“The highest wisdom is to know that you know nothing.”

“Start working my friend – start working towards humanizing the world. Because the world needs humans – conscientious humans, not some dumb manikins, driven by prejudice and discrimination.”

“Survive, survive and survive – these are the quintessential laws of Nature. But survive does not always mean being mean.”

“Thus, on a functional level, your meditation triggers the corresponding neurobiological networks that are responsible for eliciting health effects.”

“Things remain paranormal, as long as we scientists don't reveal the underlying physical processes.”

“You only fix something, when it’s broken. And you - are far from broken.”

“Have faith in yourself. All the power is in your biology already. Be conscious of that power and bring it out. Remember, truth is indestructible, virtue is indestructible, purity is indestructible.”

“A smart person speaks out the truth. A wise person doesn't care about speaking it out, as much as he or she cares about utilizing that truth in the society, in a way that brings most progress, in a way that brings most human development. And that's the purpose atheism should have.”

“​Let the lotus of your character be full-blown and the results will follow.”

“It is "humanism" that should run in the veins of the thinking humanity, not a certain gender-oriented "ism". This entire book is a treatise on gender equality, and as such, it may be hailed as a work of feminism, but it is not - it is a work of humanism.”

“Real science begins with curiosity and madness.”

“Criticisms of a society filled with fools have no power in them to bother the sage that has emerged from the agonizing fire of misery.”

“Mother Nature gave Jesus, the Son of Nature the biological elements to see things that nobody else could, or rather nobody else would. And you are the child of Nature as well. As such you have all the powers within you, just like Jesus, to rise above the laws of the society that tend to bind your conscience with textual mysticism and fanaticism.”

“I am the bridge that connects these two ever- separated banks of human understanding.”