religion

"This vast number of worlds, the enormous scale of the universe... has not been taken into account, even superficially, in virtually no religion, and especially in no Western religions."

"The highest truth is this: God is present in all beings. They are His multiple forms. There is no other God to seek. . . . It is a man-making religion that we want. . . . Give up these weakening mysti…"

"If the Prophet wanted to appoint a "caliph", he must first speak on the fact that the selection and appointment of a caliph should be from God and not from the people, and he must said openly: "Now is…"

"Self-sufficiency is the enemy of salvation. If you are self-sufficient, you have no need of God. If you have no need of God, you do not seek Him. If you do not seek Him, you will not find Him."

"Cookie: What are you sad about?Harry: I'm spiritually bankrupt. I'm empty.Cookie: What do you mean?Harry: I'm frightened. I got no soul, you know what I mean? Let me put it this way: when I was younge…"

"Tell me how a professor spends his Sabbaths, and I will tell you in what state his soul is spiritually considered."

"Of all the religions ever devised by the great practical jokers of the race, is the one that offers most for the least money, so to speak, to the inferior man. It starts out by denying his inferiority…"

"You evidently feel that brevity is the soul of widowhood."

"The Kabbalah, literally 'tradition,' that is, the tradition of things divine, is the sum of Jewish mysticism. It has had a long history and for centuries has exerted a profound influence on those amon…"

"Islam is a religion in which God requires you to send your son to die for him. Christianity is a faith in which God sends his son to die for you."

"Too much chicken soup for the soul is not a good thing. Working men eat meat and potatoes."

"We have a certainty about God and his ways that leads us to replace the mystery of faith with manageable spiritual formulas."

"Most men are followers, and implicitly rely upon the judgment of others. They mistake solemnity for wisdom, and regard a grave countenance as the title page and Preface to a most learned volume. So th…"

"We need a new England where all religions and colours feel proud of our flag and recognise how important our identity and culture is."

"A new opportunity came again for Christianity when Europe, and particularly England, dominated the world during the last few centuries. During this while, one would have expected, according to Muir, t…"

"Prayer is the pillar of your religion and one who intentionally forsakes his prayer has destroyed his religion. And one who does not guard the times of the prayers, shall be made to enter ‘Wayl’, whic…"

"There is an illiteracy of the soul that no diploma cures."

"Everyone has the same God; only people differ."

"No amount of legislation can guarantee lasting peace and stability if the people it is supposed to serve are not spiritually and emotionally prepared to live by them and where necessary defend them wi…"

"Nothing short of religion could persuade a normal girl to make herself look so awful."