Myths are Real, Reality is a Myth Quotes

“Self-knowledge, which comes from within, gradually change our beliefs and drops those beliefs which are false and stupid. After being cleared off all the dirt acquired by us in the form of second-hand knowledge in our early age, we can directly see the reality, through our own eyes, through our own heart and mind, as our mind gets unconditioned. It is this mind that is rightly compared to God, as such a consciousness is pure, having been cured of all ignorance and darkness and we come close to our true self—Atman or soul.”
― Awdhesh Singh, Myths are Real, Reality is a Myth

“All mythologies become outdated as the concept of goodness keeps evolving. Every ‘good’ of a particular time becomes ‘evil’ as time changes.”
― Awdhesh Singh, Myths are Real, Reality is a Myth

“Social constantly exerts pressure on individuals to conform to the moral code of conduct and the individual always tries to free himself from the shackles of morality. Astrong person redefines the morality of society while a weak person is crushed by the society’s moral pressure.”
― Awdhesh Singh, Myths are Real, Reality is a Myth

“If you wish to understand the subconscious mind of an individual or a society, you have to understand the core beliefs which are shaped by the popular myths and scriptures of the society.”
― Awdhesh Singh, Myths are Real, Reality is a Myth

“You believe what you are and you are what you believe. This is a vicious or virtuous cycle in which we are all trapped. Our faiths and beliefs are like walls erected around us that provide us security but also act like a prison by blocking our view from the complete reality. We live in a make-believe world, oblivious to the reality that exists outside the four walls of our beliefs. The deep-rooted belief is called ‘faith’, which is responsible for many good things, but also for much of the evil in the world.”
― Awdhesh Singh, Myths are Real, Reality is a Myth

“Faith is the language which makes us understand the true meaning of words. When faith is lacking, two people can’t live together harmoniously, while millions can unite as one, if people have faith in each other.”
― Awdhesh Singh, Myths are Real, Reality is a Myth

“We don’t know if the mythologies are fact or fiction or mix of the two. But as far as people have faith in them, they shape their values. When people lose faith in scriptures and mythologies, they easily fall prey to the fictions of the modern times, which propagate infidelity, pleasure seeking and materialism.”
― Awdhesh Singh, Myths are Real, Reality is a Myth

“A man who fears God is careful about his integrity all the time, while a person who fears punishment of the State is careful only when there is a likelihood of being caught and punished.”
― Awdhesh Singh, Myths are Real, Reality is a Myth

“There is no place for mediocrity in modern society. A General whose courage is just ‘average’ is sure to be counted as a coward in the battlefield. A manager whose performance is ‘average’ is unlikely to get his promotions. A sportsman whose skill is ‘mean’ wouldn’t even be selected for the team. A person who is honest half the time and dishonest in the other half is sure to suffer the pain of both honesty and dishonesty.”
― Awdhesh Singh, Myths are Real, Reality is a Myth

“When truths are frozen, Beliefs are born. Beliefs are not the same as truths just like a picture of a man is not the same as the man himself. Hence,belief does not represent reality which is complex and even changing like a living being.”
― Awdhesh Singh, Myths are Real, Reality is a Myth

“We are all rational in our own eyes. We are irrational only from the perspective of another person whose concept of rationality is different from ours.”
― Awdhesh Singh, Myths are Real, Reality is a Myth

“Our beliefs are like the boundaries of our mind, which protect us from external manipulations like tall boundary walls protect us from external aggression. Little do we realise that all forms of beliefs gradually become a prison to our mind.”
― Awdhesh Singh, Myths are Real, Reality is a Myth

“You can’t believe something which you know is false, even if you wish to believe it. We can believe only what we think to be true.”
― Awdhesh Singh, Myths are Real, Reality is a Myth

“Our conscience is not God and it can’t give us any divine message. It only repeats what it has learned over a period of time right from our childhood. Our conscience is constantly modified based on new learning and personal experiences. Once we challenge our conscience and do the opposite, we start seeing the other side of the truth which we could never see due to our conditioned mind.”
― Awdhesh Singh, Myths are Real, Reality is a Myth

“The only way to overcome the fallacious beliefs of our mind is to analyse the truth ourselves. Treat the world—including yourself—as a book and learn all lessons from it. If you spend a little time everyday analysing the reasons why something has gone right or wrong, not with a view to justify it but only for knowing the truth and the hidden laws of the world, you would start dropping your false hood one by one and become wiser.”
― Awdhesh Singh, Myths are Real, Reality is a Myth

“It is easy to find from the statistics pertaining to crime rate in a country that crimes against women are lowest in Islamic countries where women are dressed modestly and covered in burka (veil) in public places. Appropriate dressing, particularly in public places and before strangers can to some extent prevent crimes against women.”
― Awdhesh Singh, Myths are Real, Reality is a Myth

“Good and evil are the cause and effect of each other. When you try to become good, you also become evil because the seeds of evil are concealed in all goodness just like the code of ‘death’ is already written in all ‘births’. Those who are considered to be evil by some are also viewed as good by others. The terrorist of one society is the martyr of another.”
― Awdhesh Singh, Myths are Real, Reality is a Myth

“When government services are driven by high ideals- like selfless service,nationalism, rather than by practical considerations, like incentives for performance and punishment for non-performance the officers tend to become more corrupt. Most people work hard when their hard work is recognised and adequately compensated. When there is no legally allowed performance incentive, often that extra compensation comes in the form of bribe in such a government organisation, which alone motivates people to work more.”
― Awdhesh Singh, Myths are Real, Reality is a Myth

“The fictitious characters of movies undermine our personal relationships with others. we are constantly under pressure to fit into the mould created by fiction, and we find it impossible to satisfy our partner as none of us have the ability to come to the level of the ideals set by the hero or heroine in the movies. we often crushed under such fallacious expectations which create frustration and anger between the partners.”
― Awdhesh Singh, Myths are Real, Reality is a Myth

“The ancient sages used divine characters to create mythologies and scriptures to make them more believable. All scriptures are said to be the words of God so that people are convinced about their veracity and believe them.”
― Awdhesh Singh, Myths are Real, Reality is a Myth

“A progressive society chooses a Dharma which benefits most members of that society. Hence, Dharma has to change with time. While Dharma is an ancient concept, it must incorporate new principles to keep pace with changing times. The blind observation of any principle can only lead to failure, miseries and unhappiness.”
― Awdhesh Singh, Myths are Real, Reality is a Myth

“It is a fact that most people follow rules and laws out of fear. When people fear the authority, there is discipline and everyone reaps the fruit of good law and order. When there is discipline, there is growth because there is security and predictability. When there is no fear, there is chaos and conflict.”
― Awdhesh Singh, Myths are Real, Reality is a Myth

“Morality means sacrificing your personal interest for the interest of the group and being immoral means keeping the interest of the self above the interest of the group. In the real world, you have to be a little selfish (immoral) to take care of yourself and accumulate the riches, and only then can you afford to become selfless (moral) by distributing what you have accumulated.”
― Awdhesh Singh, Myths are Real, Reality is a Myth

“Just like a drop of the seawater has the same level of salinity as the sea itself, we are usually in agreement with the rationality of the society and the era.”
― Awdhesh Singh, Myths are Real, Reality is a Myth

“Gods provided the ideals which people follow. Religion is not a special discipline unconnected with daily life. To live morally means to live according to the values prescribed in the scriptures. Gods have to be perfect for a moral society.”
― Awdhesh Singh, Myths are Real, Reality is a Myth

“Family is the smallest and loveliest institution created by man. A family is bound together not by any rules and laws stipulated by the government but by love and trust among family members.”
― Awdhesh Singh, Myths are Real, Reality is a Myth

“It is impossible to connect with other people without believing each other and we can’t believe each other unless we have some common beliefs. A common belief is like a common language through which we communicate at an emotional level.”
― Awdhesh Singh, Myths are Real, Reality is a Myth

“Just like a common language is the key to communication of knowledge, a common faith is the key to living happily in a group as a family or friends.”
― Awdhesh Singh, Myths are Real, Reality is a Myth

“Our world changes as our beliefs change and our beliefs change as our world changes.”
― Awdhesh Singh, Myths are Real, Reality is a Myth

“It is important for us to develop the ability to differentiate between truth and fiction to escape from the darkness of ignorance and be in the light of understanding. Only when we know the truth as it is, we can be free from the illusions of life.”
― Awdhesh Singh, Myths are Real, Reality is a Myth