The spectacle of what is called religion, or at any rate organised religion, in India and elsewhere, has filled me with horror and I have frequently condemned it and wished to make a clean sweep of it. Almost always it seemed to stand for blind belief and reaction, dogma and bigotry, superstition, exploitation and the preservation of vested interests.

When you propose ridiculous things to believe, too many men will choose to believe nothing at all.

I'm not into organized religion. I'm into believing in a higher source of creation, realizing we're all just part of nature.

I believe in the existence of a Supreme Intelligence pervading the Universe.

To those searching for truth -- not the truth of dogma and darkness but the truth brought by reason, search, examination, and inquiry, discipline is required. For faith, as well intentioned as it may be, must be built on facts, not fiction -- faith in fiction is a damnable false hope.

There is always a better way.