Neuro Cookies: 39 books

A thousand years ago, India was a land of scientific and philosophical brilliance. Over time, science and philosophy started to fade away, and superstition took over people’s minds. Today, India is supposedly a land of diversity, corruption, superstitions, misogyny, fake patriotism, sexual...

“In the ancient times, when ignorance was the default mode of thinking, Krishna may have proven to be a glorious figure to be adored and relied on in times of distress, but in the modern world of conscientious humans, no Krishna is higher than the Human Self.” Abhijit Naskar, a globally...

One of twenty-first century’s most influential minds in Brain Science investigates the molecular underpinnings of one of the youngest religions of the world - Sikhism. With the tools of modern Neuroscience at his disposal, Abhijit Naskar, a globally acclaimed author delves deep into the neuronal...

***“All of Christ’s philosophical ideas can be compressed into one simple phrase – Love thy neighbor. It elucidates the innate human kindness in the simplest manner. No creed, no institution, no book can claim the exclusive possession of this simple yet magnificent phrase of human excellence....

“Muslims are just as peace-loving as the Christians, Hindus, Jews or Buddhists. Religions are not good or bad, neither are the books that apparently represent them. Whether a religion is of peace or violence should be defined by the actions of its people, not by some books.” Abhijit Naskar...

“A movie is not a movie, it is a potential nuclear furnace of inspiration, courage and conscience.” Abhijit Naskar, one of twenty-first century’s most influential thinkers, reveals to us the true power of filmmaking. With his sharp insight of the human mind, Naskar shows us the impact...

“A healthy and ideal system of education would be where a teacher would patiently impart knowledge, instead of curriculum, upon the students, only after assessing their acceptability – where a student would acquire knowledge in order to learn, not to earn – where the parents would be willing...

“Religion has no work in justifying the man-made imaginations, hallucinations and delusions of the world. Real religion has to do with reality - empirical one - philosophical one - humane one.” The prominent neuroscientist Abhijit Naskar has become an icon of harmony and egalitarianism...

"By calling yourself American, European, Russian, Asian or anything else, you destroy the very fabric of humanity." The Saint Scientist Abhijit Naskar arises with a bold humanitarian odyssey of world peace for all those of us humans who genuinely want the world to be a peaceful place, full with the colors of diversity and not with hatred, bigotry and sectarianism.

"If we put away all the etymological jargon and destroy all self-created images and technical descriptions, then it is as simple as this - a moral being is a good being - a religious being - a conscientious being - a wise being." Abhijit Naskar is the name of an idea that has swept...

"Service to the poor - the helpless - is the real service to God - it is the real worship of the Almighty. And this very worship is the highest form of practical holiness." Abhijit Naskar, the humanitarian brain scientist rises with a call to the humans - a call to wake up from their...

Many of us experience the divine presence of God in our lives, but what would happen if by some magical means we get to peek inside the mystical domain of this apparently supernatural consciousness! What if God personally tells us how does he/she/it impact over our lives and our very existence?...

“The world needs the kind of religion that sets humanity free, not the kind that binds it with textual fanaticism. The world needs the kind of religion that humanizes the society, not the kind that dehumanizes it.”  One of twenty-first century’s most influential thinkers gives us a beautiful...

"Truth is not a destination - it is not a point in the future which you reach through discipline and efforts. Truth is the path itself you walk on everyday, driven by unbiased, naive curiosity for knowing - not believing, but knowing." Abhijit Naskar is the idea of one humanity that...