Interfaith-dialogue Quotes

“It can be helpful to think of humanity like a pearl necklace. Each human being is a pearl with distinct characteristics, but…

— Gudjon Bergmann

“This notion of shared experience is important. A hiker, for example, has much more in common with other hikers who have walked…

— Gudjon Bergmann

“Every human greeting is an act of peace.”

— Abhijit Naskar

“The fact that religions, which usually have at their core a promotion of tolerance and peace, have been exploited to carry out…

— David R. Smock

“With experience as their guiding light, Christian monks and nuns could, for example, come together with Sufis and Yogis to pray and…

— Gudjon Bergmann

“I strongly feel that it is only when there is a deep understanding of one's own religious beliefs and commitments that progress…

— David R. Smock

“Many of the traditional approaches to interfaith dialogue have assumed that it can be successful only if agreements are reached about amorphous…

— David R. Smock

“If the idea of loving those whom you have been taught to recognize as your enemies is too overwhelming, consider more deeply…

— Aberjhani

“There's power in believing there's a God in each of us because if we are made in His/Her/Their image, aren't we all…

— Luvvie Ajayi

“On the surface, we are all different. We ascribe to a variety of belief systems, attain our identity from various stories, get…

— Gudjon Bergmann

“History has taught us that when understanding and tolerance are fostered, people of different faiths can live together in harmony. Regrettably, history…

— Gudjon Bergmann

“Sonnet 2992 I am the Fire of Yazd, I won't be extinguished by warring apes. I am the Glaciers of Kailash, I…

— Abhijit Naskar

“If you believe, God is the supreme creator of everything, then God is also the one who gave you a brain. Use…

— Abhijit Naskar

“Individual cultures and ideologies have their appropriate uses but none of them erase or replace the universal experiences, like love and weeping…

— Aberjhani

“The process of reconciliation implies that people who want to engage in interfaith cooperation should be prepared to reflect critically on their…

— David R. Smock

“Ever since the Enlightenment era in the 17th and 18th Centuries—which, among other things, gave birth to the U.S. Constitution and the…

— Gudjon Bergmann

“The upside of approaching spiritual practices like an experiment is that there can be no failure, only different outcomes. Whatever happens, you…

— Gudjon Bergmann

“One of the biggest challenges for people involved in interfaith dialogue is to break down the stereotypes of the "other" that exist…

— David R. Smock

“I am the Fire of Yazd, I won't be extinguished by warring apes. I am the Glaciers of Kailash, I won't be…

— Abhijit Naskar

“Devotees of these two spiritual paths of experience—oneness and goodness—have been at odds for centuries. Proponents of the oneness path have insisted…

— Gudjon Bergmann

“Be the Christian Naskar, Muslim Naskar, Black Naskar, Latin Naskar, Jew Naskar, Farsi Naskar, Sikh Naskar, Slavic Naskar, Nordic Naskar, Baltic Naskar,…

— Abhijit Naskar

“When studying the world’s religions, there appear to be two primary paths available to those who want to practice their faith. One…

— Gudjon Bergmann