All the bank balance you have piled up Can't tilt His balance when you are called up.
Only at the hour of calamity We all seek helping hand of Almighty!
Lord who taught us not to expect fruit of action* Hath never sought reward for prayers he'd sanction (* Lord Krishna in Bhagvat Gita)
God is not one we should visit; Make Him descend into our midst.
When one has to wage a Mahabharatha war Certainly need a "Krishna" to prop him from rear.
The religions amidst us were not founded By Krishna, Jesus, Buddha or Muhammad.
Unmanifest will manifest When atheist becomes theist.
You shall thank God for being generous In giving you that he's denied others.
God used to come in the guise of man; Now the man comes in the guise of God.
If "child is the father of man", Man is the father of God.
Drop the 'I' from "O I'm", "O me", "O my" and "O mine" Remaining is Om,* chanting which makes one's life divine. (* The monosyllable hymn of Hindus called "Pranava Manthra" believed to be the source of the entire cosmos, chanting of which is believed to produce psychosomatic changes in the body)
If our god is present everywhere, Should one go to temple for prayer?
God is in you and you are in God But you are you, you cannot be God.
One step you pace forward on the road to God, You will be few steps nearer to his abode.
Sacraments are not made for God to eat. In it, man gives himself his choicest treat.
Radha* still awaits, on the banks of Yamuna, That determined not to return cupid Krishna. (* Radha, was the consort of Sri Krishna until adolescence in Brindanvan. When he left for Mathura for good, He promised to rejoin her soon but he never did. She awaits him since the moment He left her. The expectation of sweet re-union keeps her alive and her fondness for Krishna remains fresh in her bosom. So does a devotee.)
MAN
Of God's creations, only man can laugh, For, to be laughed at, he does a lot enough!
The dawn marks the reign of Sun on earth; The dust marks the reign of sons of earth.
Only blind love can make us see God who gave us two eyes to see.
Man is willing to do anything For the sake of couple of Farthing!
Lady of the house is Lakshmy*, And man of the house is dummy. (* Lakshmy is the Hindu Goddess of prosperity. In India, chaste housewife who is at the realm of household stands sentinel of the moral codes of conduct and, by it, causes the heavens to shower prosperity on the entire family. She is equated to Lakshmy.)
You can buy and own all that is on earth, But will you enjoy it after your death?
Live, and, while living, earn only for living; For, you can't carry the surplus while leaving!
From earth, plants produce things useful numerous; Man only consumes quantity enormous!
The most uncommon is common sense; And most inhuman is the human.
Man is said to be a social animal Since, in him, beastly qualities still prevail
Man invented money for trading, But, on man, money is now treading!
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