“Fanatic secularism is as dangerous to the world as fanatic religion. Love is the heart of all religions; the theme of all classical works of art and literature; the song of all devotees. Scientists know only what love does, not what love is. Love is to human hearts what the sun is to flowers.”

—  Chinmayananda Saraswati

Quotations from Gurudev’s teachings, Chinmya Mission Chicago

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