Sectarianism Quotes

“One bridge of acceptance trumps a hundred walls of discrimination.”
― Abhijit Naskar, When Humans Unite: Making A World Without Borders

“Humanity, that's the title we should be most attached to, yet that's the title we are least attached to.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Hurricane Humans: Give me accountability, I'll give you peace

“The way to peace is acceptance.”
― Abhijit Naskar, When Humans Unite: Making A World Without Borders

“Darkness prevails only in the absence of light. Light a candle and the darkness disappears.”
― Abhijit Naskar

“Slogan For Humanity (The Sonnet)

Let's slogan for humanity above the cacophony of politics.
Let's slogan all together for the people and not bookish morality.
Let's slogan for humanity above the drumbeats of bigotry.
Let's slogan for the souls in misery and not nationality.
Let's slogan for humanity above the foghorn of policies.
Let's slogan cause we are responsible, not cause we’re aggressive.
Let's slogan for humanity above the siren of world peace.
Let's slogan being peace incarnate beyond all doctrines illusive.
Let's slogan for humanity above the noise of traditions.
Let's slogan all together trumping all worship of sects.
Let's slogan for humanity above the gunshots of authoritarianism.
Let’s slogan as just, free and brave beings, not loyal subjects.
Awake and Arise my sisters and brothers to slogan for all of humankind.
We are the light and we are the might that's needed during this ominous tide.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Mad About Humans: World Maker's Almanac

“A bunch of people from one tribe boldly went into the land of another tribe looting, pillaging and raping and they brought back food, clothing and women as souvenirs of victory and they called this valor and patriotism. And the stories of these exploits would be passed on through generations as some sort of heroic saga. And nobody would question it, for questioning those stories would mean questioning the tribal traditions, which would be an act of treason. Now my question to you, the thinking human of a modern world is - this kind of behavior may have been accepted in those days as uncompromisable tradition when our ancestors were nothing more than mindless savages, but does such tribalism make any sense in a civilized abode such as ours!”
― Abhijit Naskar, Hurricane Humans: Give me accountability, I'll give you peace

“Humans without borders, that's what the world needs - beings of conscience and courage, with no rigidity of religion, gender, nationality, or any other.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Ain't Enough to Look Human

“Lenin's analysis in The Development of Capitalism in Russia is a kind of profession de foi in a new and powerful idiom. To appeal to the intelligentsia, modern doctrines must combine faith and realism, or science, and Lenin's faith in the correctness of his "science" sustained him through lean years. The notion of faith raises the vexing issue of resemblances between Marxism and earlier Judeo-Christian traditions.

A rough human sense that there will be justice, that wrongs will be righted, that sufferings and humiliations will be revenged, that the rich will not enter either a heavenly kingdom or earthly socialist paradise, underlies a great many religious and secular doctrines, expressed in a variety of "sacred" and "scientific" idioms. Another common denominator of such doctrines is their identification of victims who are chosen to be saved and oppressors who are doomed, whether by God's love and justice or history's dialectic. Needless to say, this kind of hopeful and militant vision, when sustained over a long period of time, yields a history of struggle, frustration, adaptation, sectarianism, and defection. Like their religious predecessors, the new secular movements spread out over a spectrum of positions reflecting defeated expectations, changed historical conditions, and the psychologies of individuals creating the movements' doctrines and strategies.”
― Philip Pomper, Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin: The Intelligentsia and Power

“I am a force of nature, I don't have nationality. Does the Everest have nationality? Does the Amazon have nationality? Does the Grand Canyon have nationality? They all belong to the world. Likewise, no matter where I live, I belong to the world. And no matter where you live, you belong to the world. Every human belongs to the whole world, for that very universal belonging is what makes humanity human.”
― Abhijit Naskar, See No Gender

“Close your eyes, breathe in love, fill your lungs with acceptance, then open your eyes, and you won't see cultures, countries or creeds, all you will see is one family.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Aşkanjali: The Sufi Sermon

“A secular government is a human government, whereas a non-secular government is a government of animals.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Mad About Humans: World Maker's Almanac

“When one Naskar dies, a thousand Naskars will rise up to take the place. They will stand up wherever there is bigotry, they will stand up wherever there is discrimination, they will stand up wherever there are injustice and inequality, they will stand up wherever there are oppression, segregation and crisis.”
― Abhijit Naskar, When Call The People: My World My Responsibility

“Naskar is not an entity, Naskar is a revolution - Naskar is an evolution - an evolution from segregation to inclusion - an evolution from divisiveness to unity - an evolution from nationality to humanity.”
― Abhijit Naskar, When Call The People: My World My Responsibility

“Beware all bearers of sectarianism, this is my humankind and I am standing on guard here - so this civilization is off limits - take your business elsewhere, perhaps in the jungle, for that's where you belong.”
― Abhijit Naskar, When Call The People: My World My Responsibility

“There is no them and us, it's all us.”
― Abhijit Naskar, When Call The People: My World My Responsibility

“The black, the white, the brown, the red, the yellow, the hetero, the homo, the trans, the poor, the rich, the literate, the illiterate, the weak, the strong – all are my sisters and brothers. My life is their life.”
― Abhijit Naskar, I Am The Thread: My Mission

“When a person has reached the highest, when they see neither man nor woman, neither black nor white, neither belief nor disbelief, nor any other sects and differentiation, but looks at a person beyond the brandings, then alone has the person attained universal oneness - and such a person is the true revolution incarnate.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Revolution Indomable

“Salutation (The Sonnet)

My salutation to you O Human,
One who has broken the ties of creed.
The light was always within you,
Destroying the dogmas you set it free.
When your heart is labeled,
The world stays hypnotized in darkness.
The moment you rip them to pieces,
Tides of light awaken all synapses.
All separation is born of labels,
Tear those labels and there'll be light.
Once there is oneness in heart,
Oneness of humanity will manifest alright.
Emancipation lies in losing the I in Us,
Once you do, you will wake up the universe.”
― Abhijit Naskar, No Foreigner Only Family

“All separation is born of labels,
Tear those labels and there'll be light.
Once there is oneness in heart,
Oneness of humanity will manifest alright.”
― Abhijit Naskar, No Foreigner Only Family

“Tried a lot many countries, races and religions, To tie me up with their rugged exclusivities. But my heart is too grand for any one sect, So I dance naked without any cultural amenities.”
― Abhijit Naskar, No Foreigner Only Family

“Naked I Dance (A Sonnet)

Naked I dance here in delight,
I am not wearing name, fame or stature.
All I am wearing is a smile of humaneness,
Isn't that what matters in human nature!
I need no faith, nation or intellect,
Nor do I need illusive pomp and ceremony.
I am happy being a human above all,
I'll stay that way forever exuding harmony.
Tried a lot many countries, races and religions,
To tie me up with their rugged exclusivities.
But my heart is too grand for any one sect,
So I dance naked without any cultural amenities.
Come join me if you like my sisters and brothers,
United we’ll free the world of all tribal attires.”
― Abhijit Naskar, No Foreigner Only Family

“Other Side of This Sonnet

On the other side of this sonnet,
There is a land most bright.
In that land of inclusion and unity,
People are strolling without fright.
They walk, speak, run and play,
Without being accused of difference.
They celebrate life with love and delight,
In someone's need they rush in alliance.
Plenty though their paths may be,
Their sense of community has no label.
They have their differences surely,
Which makes them a species most able.
Now that we've arrived at the other side,
It’s time we become that people forthright.”
― Abhijit Naskar, No Foreigner Only Family

“Borders on the maps are not the problem, borders in our heart are.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Hurricane Humans: Give me accountability, I'll give you peace

“Segregation is degradation, assimilation is ascension.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Hurricane Humans: Give me accountability, I'll give you peace

“Society calls its labels culture, I call them savagery.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Hurricane Humans: Give me accountability, I'll give you peace

“Of all nations on the face of earth, My nation is the greatest. This is no behavior of the civilized, It's but a sign of the stupidest.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Hurricane Humans: Give me accountability, I'll give you peace

“Peace Sonnet

Peace doesn't grow on trees,
Nor is it produced in factories.
It has been a concept of books,
Must it stay that way for centuries!
Where argumentation is afoot,
The mission becomes a phantom.
Where the mind thrives on tradition,
Peace is an inconvenience to the norm.
Peace is but a myth most foul,
An annoying goal that demands a lot.
We just prefer our cozy cocoons,
Giving up any of it is just plain absurd.
But there is a cure to the war disease.
Loosen your knots and there'll be peace.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Hurricane Humans: Give me accountability, I'll give you peace

“Sonnet of Culture

Our culture their culture,
Enough of this primitive nonsense.
It may have suited our ancestors,
But it suits not beings of conscience.
Of all nations on the face of earth,
My nation is the greatest.
This is no behavior of the civilized,
It's but a sign of the stupidest.
The savage jungle or modern society,
What would you like to be a part of?
Your choice means absolutely nothing,
Till you act on the accountability thereof.
Boasting ancestry declares a dead character.
Wake up from death to write a new chapter.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Hurricane Humans: Give me accountability, I'll give you peace

“The heart of a society must be big enough to fill its chest.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Ain't Enough to Look Human

“To slaughter people, either in mind or in action, in the name of tribe is valor of the stone age, to love a stranger as our own family is valor of a civilized society.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Ain't Enough to Look Human