Wisdom of Hindu Philosophy Quotes

“Faith springs from understanding. It is a conviction that grows from understanding.”
― Nancy Freeman Patchen, Wisdom of Hindu Philosophy: Conversations with Swami Chinmayananda

“Be a mirror! Reflect everything; keep nothing. No matter what passes in front of the mirror, no image remains. KEEP NOTHING!”
― Nancy Freeman Patchen, Wisdom of Hindu Philosophy: Conversations with Swami Chinmayananda

“A true religion has two important limbs: the ritualistic injunctions and the philosophical support. Most of us generally accept the former as religion. But the rituals and formalities are mere superstitions without philosophy; philosophy reinforces the external practices of the formalities and blesses them with a purpose and an aim. Even so, philosophy without any actual practice is madness. Ritual and reason must go hand and hand.”
― Nancy Freeman Patchen, Wisdom of Hindu Philosophy: Conversations with Swami Chinmayananda

“the ritualistic injunctions and the philosophical support. Most of us generally accept the former as religion. But the rituals and formalities are mere superstitions without philosophy; philosophy reinforces the external practices of the formalities and blesses them with a purpose and an aim. Even so, philosophy without any actual practice is madness. Ritual and reason must go hand and hand.”
― Nancy Freeman Patchen, Wisdom of Hindu Philosophy: Conversations with Swami Chinmayananda