“True spirituality does not require the need of an external middleman or mediator (priest, rabbi, guru, spiritual book, sacred object, etc.) that… — The Inner Light Copy Share Image
“Even if the church began to grow on its own, the members of the dying church would only accept the growth if… — Thom S. Rainer Copy Share Image
Dear young people, please, don’t be observers of life, but get involved. Jesus did not remain an observer, but he immersed himself.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Belief is reassuring. People who live in the world of belief feel safe. On the contrary, faith is forever placing us on… — Jacques Ellul Copy Share Image
I've always been proud that I come from people who were activists, who have this indomitable spirit. I am proud to have… — Jurnee Smollett-Bell Copy Share Image
The British churchgoer prefers a severe preacher because he thinks a few home truths will do his neighbors no harm. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
I think there's a necessity for some attachment to the spiritual world and, in a way, people really have to have it. — Robert Stone Copy Share Image
Someone who wanted to challenge Orthodoxy would not be able to locate a building to hold a protest march in front of.… — Frederica Mathewes-Green Copy Share Image
When one turns from reason to faith, when one rejects the absolutism of reality, one undercuts the absolutism of one's consciousness -… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
“If you believe the Bible is true, you ought to know that demons are real. The Bible is filled with references of… — D.L. Koontz Copy Share Image
The man who is satisfied, because he thinks he is safe, who feels that he has religion enough, because he thinks he… — Gardiner Spring Copy Share Image
I believe that where the love of God is perfected and the true spirit of government watchfully attended to, a tenderness toward… — John Woolman Copy Share Image
“PREFACE This is a book about writing as a spiritual practice. This is not a book about spiritual writing. Spiritual writing—inspirational writing—has… — Rami Shapiro Copy Share Image
Our religious institutions have far too often become handmaidens of the status quo, while the genuine religious experience is anything but that.… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
These are illusions of popular history which successful religion must promote: Evil men never prosper; only the brave deserve the fair; honesty… — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
The act of self-denial seems to confer on us the right to be harsh and merciless toward others. The impression somehow prevails… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
In moments of transcendence, when time stands still, your biological clock will stop. The spirit is that domain of our awareness where… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
One has to ascertain the right path for his activities by following in the footsteps of great saintly persons and books of… — A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Copy Share Image
“Small men command the letter of the law. Great men serve its spirit. For the spirit of the law is justice... and… — JC Marino Copy Share Image
Frequently the enemy entices Christians to harbor an unforgiving spirit - a very common symptom indeed among God's children. Such bitterness and… — Watchman Nee Copy Share Image
We want to lead mankind to the place where there is neither the Vedas, nor the Bible, nor the Koran; yet this… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
That is not the best sermon which makes the hearers go away talking to one another, and praising the speaker, but which… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The ultimate weakness of a man is when his spirit is crushed with no hope rather than how disable or handicapped he… — Rudzani Ralph Copy Share Image
The government is opposed to all statements/speeches which divide the country on the basis of religion, caste, and creed. — Rajnath Singh Copy Share Image
“The message of the cross is not only that there is nothing you can do to oblige God to accept you, but… — David Robertson Copy Share Image
I would say: yes, I'm spiritual. I do believe in something else. I don't quite know what they are, but I don't… — Tara Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
“So, there it was in a nutshell. Poverty led him to religion, religion to education, education to lust, lust to communism. And… — Colin Cotterill Copy Share Image
Islam, or any religion, will become totalitarian if it is made into an ideology, because that is the nature of ideologies. — Abdolkarim Soroush Copy Share Image
Submission to suffering is a form of annihilation, but transformation of suffering rekindles a faith that gives life. — Paulo Freire Copy Share Image
At the heart of each spiritual tradition is the question of how to be in the world without losing what matters, and… — Mark Nepo Copy Share Image
When we understand our relationship to God,we also understand our relationship to one another,,All men and women on this earth are offspring… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Faith conquers doubt Love conquers hate Good conquers evil Light conquers darkness Jesus conquers death He rose again Hallelujah He rose again” — Maisie A Smikle Copy Share Image
By His life, death, and resurrection, our Savior has conquered our enemies, and by His Spirit He has granted us to share… — R. C. Sproul Copy Share Image
Art and religion first; then philosophy; lastly science. That is the order of the great subjects of life, that's their order of… — Muriel Spark Copy Share Image
It seemed to me that I, the spirit of so many worlds, the flower of so many ages, was the Church Cosmical,… — Olaf Stapledon Copy Share Image
We have enslaved the rest of the animal creation, and have treated our distant cousins in fur and feathers so badly that… — William Ralph Inge Copy Share Image
“That which reduces our flawed vision is called religion [dharma]. It is non-religion [adharma] that increases a flawed vision. The worldly life… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Strange how the perspective changes with the point of view, isn’t it? Most people who claim to believe in the Bible don’t… — Karl Wiggins Copy Share Image
“It is a curious thing, do you know, Cranly said dispassionately, how your mind is supersaturated with the religion in which you… — James Joyce Copy Share Image
On the path of truth, all religions are but one, race and color are irrelevant, and there is no difference between men… — Ostad Elahi Copy Share Image