Monk Meets World Quotes

“If you can't afford to give your child the right to pursue their dreams, you have no right to breed.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Monk Meets World

“God is not up there - God is right here - in you, in me, in each one of us.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Monk Meets World

“Nothing has more power over a man than a woman's tears.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Monk Meets World

“Life without liberty, is a life not lived, and life without truth, is a life not understood.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Monk Meets World

“The right words spoken at the right place with the right amount of emphasis can demolish discrimination, eliminate sectarianism, and they can also rejuvenate human conscience and raise up empires of truth and liberty.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Monk Meets World

“I prefer to be seen as a know-nothing idiot, than a know-it-all bigot.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Monk Meets World

“La divinidad que sigues buscando en las montañas, en las selvas, en los desiertos, yace dormida dentro de ti.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Monk Meets World

“The divinity that you keep seeking in the mountains, in the jungles, in the deserts, lies dormant within yourself.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Monk Meets World

“The world is mine, its problems are mine.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Monk Meets World

“Maps only get you to destinations already discovered, but to discover the unknown you need to burn your maps and walk free, unrestrained and unconditioned like the wind.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Monk Meets World

“Criticism is the weapon of the lesser human - it's the weapon of the creature that's incapable of original thinking and original action.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Monk Meets World

“I am not a non-believer. In fact, I am a devout believer in God. And that God is I, the Human.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Monk Meets World

“Once you see yourself reflected on the face of others, that's when you know that you have truly become enlightened.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Monk Meets World

“Everything needs to evolve based on the need of the era - every idea, every tradition, every school of thought - if it doesn’t then either it gets destroyed or destroys the world.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Monk Meets World

“Curiosity, humility and compassion, these are the fundamental pillars of monkhood, if you have these in your life, then you are a monk, regardless of your financial status and relationship status.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Monk Meets World

“A Monk's life has to do with simplicity, curiosity and compassion - contrary to the popular notion, it has no direct relation to poverty and seclusion.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Monk Meets World

“Who says there's no God, every human who helps a human, is God.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Monk Meets World

“Better foster wisdom, before you destroy the world with your arrogance of intelligence.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Monk Meets World

“Saint or sage or the awakened being is not the one free from all desires and expectations, but the one who has an active conscience to see the real implications of those desires and expectations and then act accordingly for the best possible outcome for the self as well as the society.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Monk Meets World

“Humanhood is monkhood.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Monk Meets World

“Världen är min, dess problem är min.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Monk Meets World

“You and I are not separate, but one eternal all-encompassing reflection that has the potential to resonate through the chambers of time, once it recognizes, realizes and utilizes its reverberating responsibilities towards the world it's born in.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Monk Meets World

“Defying evidence and blabbering mystical mumbo-jumbo don't make a person a sage or a monk, what does is a person's practical understanding of the world we live in, accompanied by a burning urge to bring that understanding into practice to lift humanity from the darkest pit of degradation.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Monk Meets World

“Enlightenment in our time and age, is simply insight gained through rigorous analysis and creative observation of evidence.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Monk Meets World

“I may not live long, for each day my strength diminishes, but so long as there is even a trace of strength and life left in me, I will keep on giving.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Monk Meets World

“No matter how much I write, it never feels enough - I feel restless every moment - I can't sleep - I feel a war going on inside me - I feel like words are struggling all the time inside my head to come out in the most effective manner possible, and I must stay awake, so that when they come out, I can put them on the page. My soul is trembling, my mind is shattering, but I have no time to rest, I have no time to sleep, each second is precious. Holidays don't exist for me, festivals don't exist for me, parties and gatherings don’t exist for me, all that exists is the responsibility to unify the humankind”
― Abhijit Naskar, Monk Meets World

“Come what may, I have sailed into the unknown seas.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Monk Meets World

“There is a difference between acting good and being good.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Monk Meets World

“When the animal tamed the external forces, it became human, and when we humans learn to tame our internal forces, we will become civilized beings.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Monk Meets World

“Savior art thou and thy will be done, but only if thou stop groveling in front of the altars of imaginary divinity and act.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Monk Meets World