Finding Shiva Quotes

“God is giving us an opportunity to prove ourselves worthy.”
― Gaurav Pattnaik, Finding Shiva: A Scientific Exploration of the Formless God

“building blocks of our biology, the atoms and molecules, are nothing but chemicals. Thus, our biology is described by the language of Chemistry.”
― Gaurav Pattnaik, Finding Shiva: A Scientific Exploration of the Formless God

“Our hormones dictate how we feel about things and how we react to things.”
― Gaurav Pattnaik, Finding Shiva: A Scientific Exploration of the Formless God

“Theory of everything’.”
― Gaurav Pattnaik, Finding Shiva: A Scientific Exploration of the Formless God

“What happens when we reach that deep state of relaxation? Our mind transitions into a heightened state of consciousness.”
― Gaurav Pattnaik, Finding Shiva: A Scientific Exploration of the Formless God

“absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.”
― Gaurav Pattnaik, Finding Shiva: A Scientific Exploration of the Formless God

“evidence is not evidence of absence.”
― Gaurav Pattnaik, Finding Shiva: A Scientific Exploration of the Formless God

“Salutation to the chief and to the first.”
― Gaurav Pattnaik, Finding Shiva: A Scientific Exploration of the Formless God

“Arose at last, born of”
― Gaurav Pattnaik, Finding Shiva: A Scientific Exploration of the Formless God

“Shiva is the guardian not just of men, but of beasts as well. We have also seen that He is the only God that is revered equally by the Devas, the Asuras, the Nagas, the humans, and everyone else alike.”
― Gaurav Pattnaik, Finding Shiva: A Scientific Exploration of the Formless God

“Meditating on the highest Lord, allied to Uma, powerful, three-eyed, blue-necked, and tranquil, the holy man reaches Him who is the source of all, the witness of all and is beyond darkness.” [Kaivalya Upanishad]”
― Gaurav Pattnaik, Finding Shiva: A Scientific Exploration of the Formless God

“It is believed that Adiyogi taught yoga to seven sages. These sages are popularly known as the Sapta (seven) Rishis (sages).”
― Gaurav Pattnaik, Finding Shiva: A Scientific Exploration of the Formless God

“yogi, who introduced the science of yoga and meditation to humanity.”
― Gaurav Pattnaik, Finding Shiva: A Scientific Exploration of the Formless God

“Shiva is considered the Adi Yogi, the first”
― Gaurav Pattnaik, Finding Shiva: A Scientific Exploration of the Formless God

“Shiva has pre-Vedic tribal roots, having "his origins in primitive tribes, signs and symbols." The figure of Shiva as He is known today is an amalgamation of various older deities into a single figure, due to the process of Sanskritization”
― Gaurav Pattnaik, Finding Shiva: A Scientific Exploration of the Formless God

“Pray to the Lord almighty and you shall be blessed with whatever you wish for, for the Lord is omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent.”
― Gaurav Pattnaik, Finding Shiva: A Scientific Exploration of the Formless God

“Denial can serve as a coping mechanism in situations where the truth is too difficult to accept or confront.”
― Gaurav Pattnaik, Finding Shiva: A Scientific Exploration of the Formless God