Abhijit Naskar Quotes
A scientist first has to presuppose any theory based on available relevant data. In terms of such presupposition, a scientist begins his journey of scientific exploration as a philosopher.
Nirvana is too simple an experience to be depicted by diagrams.
No God, no messiah, no prophet can grant your wishes – it is only through your own efforts that you can make your wishes come true – it is only you who can grant your own wishes.
With the rise of self- awareness, all separatisms cease to exist - all delusions cease to exist.
The Human Self is the only friend and savior to all humanity.
There is no God in Buddha’s teachings. There is no religious ritual in Buddha’s teachings. All that there is, is simple “Karma” or “Work” – that is the “Dhamma” or “Duty” or “Religion” he preached.
Unlike most other world religions, Buddhism has never been too rigid in its structure.
Rationality attracts conscientious humans, whereas mysticism attracts fools.
Meditation brings Nirvana, and Nirvana brings Buddhahood.
Self- reliance is the greatest of all virtues my friend.
There is only one ideal in the world, which is, the light of knowledge – the light of truth.
As the neurobiology of our species gets more and more complicated, its functional expression, which we call the mind, shall get more vivid and productive.
The universe perceives itself through us, or to be more specific, through our neurons.
All experiences, emotions, behaviors and beliefs, that make us humans, are the creation of various intricate and inexplicable molecular interactions within the brain.
In every walk of life, you do have the freedom to choose, but that freedom is based on the perception of the world and yourself which you have gained until that moment of life.
Belief is exclusively a matter of personal domain. It has nothing to do with reality.
Nobody wants great things for you. They all want you to be something they deem important for them.
The Kingdom of God is, in reality, the mental kingdom of a conscientious, compassionate and courageous human.
Let your conscience be your scripture and your actions be your religion. Let the humans be your church and compassion be your worship. Let love be your gospel and acceptance be your revelation.
Science without Philosophy leads to chaos. Philosophy without Science leads to nowhere. Only together they can construct a better world.
Neuron is to Consciousness, what D.N.A. is to Life. Thus, Biology of Mind is to the twenty-first century, what Biology of Life was to the twentieth century.
In your usual state of consciousness, there is a separate quale experience of everything you observe. But when you transcend into the domain of absolute divinity, all your qualia get mixed up.
Without the harmonious electrochemical activity of all the brain structure, the very thing which we call "mind", would suddenly disappear from the face of earth.
Consciousness is simple, if you are bold enough to accept it as simple.
When you are saying "I", it is actually the billions of neurons in your brain collectively expressing their functional existence.
Mind is everything, there is nothing else as far as your subjective reality is concerned. Everything else outside this subjective reality is irrelevant to biological life.
Make a little effort to give up your insignificant quarrels and eventually a better world will follow.
One way or another we are all biased, but still we have the modern cortical capacity to choose whether or not to let the harmful biases dictate our behavior.
Good and evil are both fundamental features of the human mind.
The human brain always concocts biases to aid in the construction of a coherent mental life, exclusively suitable for an individual’s personal needs.
Humans are not simply higher than Gods, Gods are mere mystical representations of the humans themselves.
Humans can be as good as they can be bad. Because goodness and evil both are biological traits of the mind.
The human self and the God self are both creations of molecules in the human brain.
The question - do we have free will, itself is not appropriate. We should mend our perspective a little, and start asking the question, do we have the freedom of will, based on our experiences?
Each of your brains creates its own myth about the universe.
All human endeavors are the achievements of the little specks of jelly in your head.
Memory is the coherence of life, that possesses all your emotions, and ambitions. Without it, your joyous as well as agonizing experiences of life won’t have any significance to you whatsoever.
Strength and weakness are both mental constructs. Now you choose, what's preferable for you.