Tolerance Quotes

“Why (Sonnet 2493)

Why is it that, for one religion to be true,
all other religions have to be false!
Why is it that, for one culture to find glory,
all other cultures have to be dehumanized!

Why is it that, for one people to prosper,
another people have to be exploited!
Why is it that, to conceive a brave new nation,
the landmass has to be sterilized of the natives!

Why is it that, for one nation to be strong,
all other citizens have to be tagged as enemy!
Why is it that, for one kind of love to flourish,
love's myriad spectrum gets banished to the closet!

Why is it that, for one community to flourish,
rest of humankind must be choked against the wall!
Why is it that, for the state to come into power,
the citizens must be brainwashed into vegetable!”
― Abhijit Naskar, Sonnets From The Mountaintop

“I have no allegiance to any religious institution, or to any academic institution, I don't even have allegiance to the truth, truth can go to hell for all I care - I only care about integration - absolute, indivisible, unbending, unflinching spirit of integration.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Sonnets From The Mountaintop

“As a Stoic humanist, humanism forms the foundation of my philosophy.
I believe in reason and science, in the strength of personal autonomy and responsibility, and in the transformative power of tolerance, harmony, kindness, and compassion.
To me, a meaningful and fulfilling life arises from continuous personal development, from nurturing creativity through art, music, and literature, and from living with unwavering ethical integrity.
In this harmony of mind, heart, and action, I seek to elevate my consciousness and contribute to a more peaceful and enlightened world.”
― Debasish Mridha M.D.

“As a Stoic humanist, I see life as a sacred opportunity to cultivate wisdom, compassion, and inner equilibrium. I trust in the guiding light of reason and the clarity of science, yet I also honor the boundless beauty of the human spirit. Personal autonomy and responsibility anchor my journey, reminding me that true freedom arises not from controlling the world but from mastering my own thoughts, emotions, and actions. Tolerance and harmony allow me to walk gently through life, while kindness and compassion elevate my existence beyond the self. Through creativity, art, music, literature, and the steady pursuit of ethical living, I strive to transform every moment into a meaningful act of presence. In this way, I seek not only to understand life but to illuminate it, with purpose, with dignity, and with love.”
― Debasish Mridha M.D.

“By The Time I'm Finished (Sonnet 2601)

Belief matters less
where people matter more.
Time matters less
when life matters more.

Scientific truth changes with data,
spiritual truth changes with era,
cultural truth changes with civilization,
but to unite, empathize, love and lift
across fractures, is the one absolute virtue.

By the time I'm finished with science,
science would be more service centered
than religion.

By the time I'm finished with religion,
religion would be more allergic
to superstition and prejudice than science.”
― Abhijit Naskar, With Love From A Blue Rock

“Belief matters less where people matter more.”
― Abhijit Naskar, With Love From A Blue Rock

“Scientific truth changes with data, spiritual truth changes with era, cultural truth changes with civilization, but to unite, empathize, love and lift across fractures, is the one absolute virtue.”
― Abhijit Naskar, With Love From A Blue Rock

“To unite, empathize, love and lift across fractures, is the one absolute virtue.”
― Abhijit Naskar, With Love From A Blue Rock

“Either earth belongs to all, or we are all illegal.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Nazmahal: Palace of Grace

“Insan Chalisa (Excerpt)

Jai Insan, Chetna Sagar;
Jai Vivek, Vidyut Ujagar.
Rise Insan, Ilaaj Ilahi;
Al Hub, Hayat Paygamber.

Ik Onkar, Satnam Shahada;
One Insan Bodhi Vihara.
Born of Ash, Deed Amartya;
Once Ignited, Ashiq Ananta.

Vision Virat, Vajra Avinashi;
Kafir Kareem to Vidyesh Vinashi.
Unbent Akhanda in Realm Divided,
Dervish Divaane, Advaita Ruhani.

Ek Insan, Hoonkar-e Asmaan,
Khalsa in Veins, Noor-e Nadaan;
no togetherness, no tomorrow -
Awake, Arise, O Christly Insan.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Sonnets From The Mountaintop

“Pluralism is not a polite idealism, pluralism is civilizational emergency.”
― Abhijit Naskar, With Love From A Blue Rock

“Wandering the earth as a monk scientist
I've understood one thing about converts -
people convert to christianity looking for bread,
people convert to hinduism looking for answers,
people convert to buddhism in search of freedom,
people convert to islam in order to heal.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Nazmahal: Palace of Grace

“Wandering the earth as a monk scientist I've understood one thing about converts - people convert to christianity looking for bread, people convert to hinduism looking for answers, people convert to buddhism in search of freedom, people convert to islam in order to heal - it has nothing to do with god, it has nothing to do with truth - every person carries a secret wound, religion we run to is the bandage that fits.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Nazmahal: Palace of Grace

“I am born of dust, and as I'm nearing to be dust again, my tolerance of intolerance has become apocalyptic.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Nazmahal: Palace of Grace

“Don't Be The Salt (Sonnet)

Wandering the earth as a monk scientist
I've understood one thing about converts -
people convert to christianity looking for bread,
people convert to hinduism looking for answers,
people convert to buddhism in search of freedom,
people convert to islam in order to heal -

it has nothing to do with god,
it has nothing to do with truth -
every person carries a secret wound,
religion we run to is the bandage that fits.

I am born of dust, and as I'm nearing to be dust again,
my tolerance of intolerance has become apocalyptic.
We are all wounded, looking for a bandaid -
some act like salt, I choose to be ointment.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Nazmahal: Palace of Grace

“I'm not here to prove myself to a bunch of apes, I exist, period - how you react to my vastness, proves the human or the ape that you are.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Nazmahal: Palace of Grace

“I'm not a citizen of the planet,
I'm the Engine of Earth Society.
I'm bound by no constitution,
I'm the Constitution of Humanity.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Nazmahal: Palace of Grace

“Pluralism is Civilizational Emergency
(Sonnet 2609-2610)

Mainstream earth history, which is systematically
bloated with euro philosophy, euro theology,
euro morality, is corrupted to the bone,
all propagated as carrier of truth, while in fact,
europe is the cradle of lies and cruelty -

the human race comes from Africa,
but inhumanity originated in Europe.

Indigenous people wear animal skin as clothes,
it's called uncivilized,
privileged people wear the same skin,
expensively processed in chemicals,
and it's called fashion.

Arabic is one of the rarest
soulful languages spoken by the human race,
yet in the hands of eurocentric propaganda
apes are conditioned like pavlov's dogs
into believing it to be the most sinister.

Europe did give us pragmatism,
which has its place but only as a toddler
among the constellations of civilizations -

empathy originated in Mother Africa,
naturalism originated in Latin America,
divine love originated in Arabia,
equilibrium originated in China,
integration originated in India.

Pluralism is not a polite idealism,
pluralism is civilizational emergency.
Divided we are space-racing monkeys,
integrated we are Upright Humanity.”
― Abhijit Naskar, With Love From A Blue Rock

“Divided we are space-racing monkeys, integrated we are Upright Humanity.”
― Abhijit Naskar, With Love From A Blue Rock

“World War Naskar (Sonnet 2699-2700)

You've had generations of ape scholars selling the cannibals of Europe as saviors of the world, now watch one Naskar and his Earth Soldiers bring down your entire industrial complex of conversion, cleansing, and holy cockery, without lifting a single weapon!

By the time I'm finished, descendants of even the staunchest supremacist will be engulfed with tolerance madness - by the time I'm finished, each human with the slightest inclusive spark will be mutated into a full-blown multicultural seismic cataclysm.

You spent centuries manufacturing lies as law, prejudice as policy, cleansing as civilizing, now watch one Naskar and his ablaze soldiers establish the first proper Human Civilization, with no one dominant culture, no one supreme religion, no majority, no minority, no privileged, no marginalized - where all streams inhabit the human veins, not as oil and water, but as one lifeblood, enhancing consciousness into completeness.”
― Abhijit Naskar, With Love From A Blue Rock

“You spent centuries manufacturing lies as law, prejudice as policy, cleansing as civilizing, now watch one Naskar and his ablaze soldiers establish the first proper Human Civilization, with no one dominant culture, no one supreme religion, no majority, no minority, no privileged, no marginalized - where all streams inhabit the human veins, not as oil and water, but as one lifeblood, enhancing consciousness into completeness.”
― Abhijit Naskar, With Love From A Blue Rock

“By the time I'm finished, descendants of even the staunchest supremacist will be engulfed with tolerance madness - by the time I'm finished, each human with the slightest inclusive spark will be mutated into a full-blown multicultural seismic cataclysm.”
― Abhijit Naskar, With Love From A Blue Rock

“Empathy originated in Mother Africa, naturalism originated in Latin America, divine love originated in Arabia, equilibrium originated in China, integration originated in India. Pluralism is not a polite idealism, pluralism is civilizational emergency.”
― Abhijit Naskar, With Love From A Blue Rock

“No King, No Flag (Naskaristana 2720)

No king, no flag, no scripture, above the human.
No empire, no doctrine, no executive, above the human.
No costume, no convention, no ecclesia, above the human.
No faith, no reason, no paradigm, above the human.

No collar, no creed, no custom, above the human.
No gender, no orientation, no normal, above the human.
No algorithm, no con, no plagiarism, above the human.
No DSM, diagnosis, or hollow Declaration, above the human.

No mosque, no museum, no temple, above the human.
No Rome, no Reich, no Zion, above the human.
No ally, no axis, no mock history, above the human.
No passport, no piety, no Promise, above the human.

Human constructs must enhance humanity, not cripple it.
Moment a construct turns against the spirit of humanity,
it must be repaired or rejected to prevent further malice.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Nazmahal: Palace of Grace

“Tawhid doesn't mean all other gods are false, tawhid means it's all one god.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Hazrat-e Humanity: The Uncultured Polyglot

“Some say tawhid,
some say advaita,
some say ubuntu,
some say divinidad.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Hazrat-e Humanity: The Uncultured Polyglot

“Your offspring will be studying my canon as their native heritage – my human-centric divinity will be their divinity, my life-centric culture will be their culture, my service-centric science will be their science, my earth-centric existence will be their existence.”
― Abhijit Naskar, With Love From A Blue Rock

“My brain is the planet’s largest organic manufacturing plant of multiculturalism.”
― Abhijit Naskar, With Love From A Blue Rock

“Truth is relevant only in its subservience to life.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Nazmahal: Palace of Grace

“The meaning of science is service, the meaning of faith is service, the meaning of office is service, if you forget this simple truth, your bible, koran, vedas - creation, evolution, constitution, all are useless.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Nazmahal: Palace of Grace