Varanasi Quotes

“Enlightenment, and the death which comes before it, is the primary business of Varanasi.”
― Tahir Shah, Sorcerer's Apprentice

“Role of “sacredscapes” in Indian culture

The key is a small thing, really, but its power is great. The key is genius loci. To every place, there is a key – direct communication with the inherent meanings and messages of the place. When the key is lost, the place is forgotten. Mythologies, folk tales, continuity of cultural traditions, the quest to understand what is beyond – all are the facets of crossings. In Indian culture the crossings are the tirthas (‘sacredscapes’) where one transforms oneself from the physical to metaphysical. To cross is to be transformed. On the ladder to cross from one side – physical – to the other end – metaphysical – the sacred places serve as rungs. The setting of the proper ladder relies on a secret principle – that the vertical can be attained only by strict attention to the horizontal. The ladder provides the way of ascent through care and deeper quest. A spiritual walk is the ladder, sacred ways are the steps, and human understanding is the destination.”
― Singh, R. P. B.

“Varanasi is God's own creation, where life and death are both subjects of celebration.”
― Vinita Kinra

“That there is a strange kinship between Venice and Varanasi has often been noted: both cities are like portals in time; they seem to draw you into lost ways of life. And in both cities, as nowhere else in the world, you become aware of mortality.”
― Amitav Ghosh, Gun Island

“If in one area you see a pyre being lit, a little away you’ll see an infant undergoing a ritualistic tonsuring. Barely 100m away a newly married couple will be offering prayers to the river, while further away you’ll find children playing cricket on the banks of the river close to an elderly man who is deep in thought silently watching the Ganga flow by. Nearby, people will be feeding the fish, while some distance away little girls in brightly coloured skirts and tops play hopscotch on the steps leading to the river. In essence, the cycle of life is quite literally unfolding before your eyes," Irfan Nabi”
― Irfan Nabi, Banaras: Of Gods, Humans and Stories

“In the timeless alleys of Varanasi, every corner tells a story older than the Ganges itself.”
― Varanasi Guru

“Traveling through Varanasi isn't just a journey through streets but through centuries of devotion, art, and life.”
― Varanasi Guru

“Varanasi is where the mundane dissolves into the divine, and the living seek the eternal.”
― Varanasi Guru

“Every sunrise at Assi Ghat reminds you that the most sacred moments are often the simplest ones.”
― Varanasi Guru

“Walking through Varanasi feels like peeling back the layers of time, revealing the soul of India.”
― Varanasi Guru

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