Quotes Tagged "pearls-of-wisdom"

When you hear “Neuroscience” you would probably be thinking about the study of the nervous system. And that’s exactly how the field began its journey into scientific investigation. But I wanted to do something with it, which no other scientist or philosopher had done before. I began moulding the soft clay of Neuroscience with the ingredients of my own philosophy to prepare the actual science of self-realization.

Fear of the lord makes a person a medieval idiot, nothing more. If you must be afraid of something, then be afraid of turning into a hateful bigot. Be afraid of being a blind follower to dogmas. Be afraid to become a deluded monster beneath the skin of a human being.

Mind you, O braveheart sibling of mine, courage, conscience and compassion, these are the real Trinity of a civilized society.

Real religion can only be realized by lion-hearts who have the guts to go against all predominant prejudices of the society, not by sheep of books.

Violence cannot be religion. And true religion cannot be violent.

Godliness matters, not God.

The kingdom of God is not a place - it's a people - the humans - all humans.

The divinity you seek, lies in the exuberant realm of protoplasm inside your own skull.

Science proceeds through constant questioning and analyzing the predominant scientific laws and modifying them if necessary. If science, as the most advanced tool in the hands of rational humanity can have the guts to change itself based on the needs of the time and society, why can’t religion as the most influential tool in the hands of divine humanity, modify itself?

Talking science all the time, doesn't make a person any more human than a janitor who knows no science. A creature becomes human by helping others, regardless of his or her scientific knowledge.

When the mind is infested with more judgement, conclusions and biases, than the actual urge for understanding, even the sun appears to be a candle and the ocean a pool.

What good is your education for, if it only makes your life better, while your neighbors remain in obscurity?

The future belongs to only those who would attain excellence in the field of their own choice.

Education means nourishing the mind and make it develop in order to see beyond the limitations of current social perception.

The purpose of education should ultimately be the advancement of the species. And for this to actually happen, the world needs the kind of education by means of which character is formed, strength of the mind is increased and the human intellect is expanded beyond its own limits.

There is a system alright, but the actual element of education has long gone.

Your world needs you. So, use your education to become endowed with muscles of iron and nerves of steel. Do not exploit the means of education to become a man or a woman. Use it to become a human being, in the pursuit of excellence.

Indoctrination is not just demeaning to the human conscience, it is lethal for the flourishing psychology of the hungry, young mind.