--- title: "1 Religion Light Quotes By Dorothee Soelle" description: "1 Religion Light quotes by Dorothee Soelle. Plus more from Dorothee Soelle and more Religion Light sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b0/dorothee-soelle-19207_human-dignity_when-he-was-twenty-three-years-old-he-ge_906542.jpg" --- > [“When he was twenty-three years old, he (George Fox) saw the inner light in a vision. For him it symbolized the spirit against the letter, silence against chatter, experience against dogma, and equality against all who build inequality on authority…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothee-soelle/when-he-was-twenty-three-years-old-he-george-fox-saw-the-inner-light/) [Dorothee Soelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothee-soelle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b0/dorothee-soelle-19207_human-dignity_when-he-was-twenty-three-years-old-he-ge_906542.jpg) ## More by Dorothee Soelle > [“What do ego-lessness and becoming unattached mean in connection with today's mystical way in the form of resistance? . . . What is missing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothee-soelle/what-do-ego-lessness-and-becoming-unattached-mean-in-connection-with/) [Dorothee Soelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothee-soelle/) > [“If we had possessions, Francis would say, we would also need weapons. He held on to the inescapable link of poverty and peace.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothee-soelle/if-we-had-possessions-francis-would-say-we-would-also-need-weapons-he/) [Dorothee Soelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothee-soelle/) > [“All mysticism is part of the endeavor to escape from this fate of language that serves the exercise of power, control, and possession. Traditional…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothee-soelle/all-mysticism-is-part-of-the-endeavor-to-escape-from-this-fate-of/) [Dorothee Soelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothee-soelle/) > [“This situation where we are not quite what we do, where we kiss, drink, work, laugh, or meditate only with part of ourselves, is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothee-soelle/this-situation-where-we-are-not-quite-what-we-do-where-we-kiss-drink/) [Dorothee Soelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothee-soelle/) > [“One of the oldest longings of all people of mystical sensibility is to be rid of disguises to the point of becoming naked.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothee-soelle/one-of-the-oldest-longings-of-all-people-of-mystical-sensibility-is/) [Dorothee Soelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothee-soelle/) > [“In monotheistic patriarchal perception, a miracle is an external intervention that suspends the laws of nature. God's rule over nature, the body, time, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothee-soelle/in-monotheistic-patriarchal-perception-a-miracle-is-an-external/) [Dorothee Soelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothee-soelle/) > [“The story of the Good Samaritan (Luke 1o) can he interpreted mystically in such a way that the question of the knowledge of God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothee-soelle/the-story-of-the-good-samaritan-luke-1o-can-he-interpreted-mystically/) [Dorothee Soelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothee-soelle/) > [“There are thousands who are in opinion opposed to slavery and to war, who yet in effect do nothing to put an end to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothee-soelle/there-are-thousands-who-are-in-opinion-opposed-to-slavery-and-to-war/) [Dorothee Soelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothee-soelle/) > [“In such mysticism of prayer, the relationship of domination between God and humans has been transformed into one of love. That is precisely the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothee-soelle/in-such-mysticism-of-prayer-the-relationship-of-domination-between/) [Dorothee Soelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothee-soelle/) > [“Matthew Fox who, particularly in his new reading of Meister Eckhart, depicts quite early in human history the mystical way of creation spirituality. Fox's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothee-soelle/matthew-fox-who-particularly-in-his-new-reading-of-meister-eckhart/) [Dorothee Soelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothee-soelle/) > [“To he "over-choiced" with thirty different kinds of bread does indeed develop the shopper's awareness of differentiation and sense of taste. However, from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothee-soelle/to-he-over-choiced-with-thirty-different-kinds-of-bread-does-indeed/) [Dorothee Soelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothee-soelle/) > [“The desire to possess is marked by an unceasingly growing, voracious element that manifests itself in the simple desire to have more, but also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothee-soelle/the-desire-to-possess-is-marked-by-an-unceasingly-growing-voracious/) [Dorothee Soelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothee-soelle/) > [“When he was twenty-three years old, he (George Fox) saw the inner light in a vision. For him it symbolized the spirit against the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothee-soelle/when-he-was-twenty-three-years-old-he-george-fox-saw-the-inner-light/) [Dorothee Soelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothee-soelle/) > [“In cultures where asceticism developed and was practiced, people knew that one can suffocate when every option is a readily available one. Without self-limitation,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothee-soelle/in-cultures-where-asceticism-developed-and-was-practiced-people-knew/) [Dorothee Soelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothee-soelle/) > [“Nonviolence means to forego the desire to win and to avoid the defeat of enemies, which always includes their humiliation. The issues of peace,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothee-soelle/nonviolence-means-to-forego-the-desire-to-win-and-to-avoid-the-defeat/) [Dorothee Soelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothee-soelle/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/religion-light/dorothee-soelle/#itemlist", "name": "1 Religion Light Quotes By Dorothee Soelle", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“When he was twenty-three years old, he (George Fox) saw the inner light in a vision. For him it symbolized the spirit against the letter, silence against chatter, experience against dogma, and equality against all who build inequality on authority and power, be it of the state or religion. His mistrust of the official Anglican Church was immense. He spoke with disdain of the \"towered houses\" and was tormented by the ringing of church bells. He frequently interrupted preachers, standing in the church's doorway, a hat covering his head, and uttering threatening words toward the pulpit, causing great excitement in the gathered congregation. It often resulted in Fox being beaten up, banished, and, later on, jailed for years. What aroused his ire, above all, were the priests who, without ever having experienced or even looked for illumination, presented themselves as servants of God but, in truth, comprised a \"society of cannibals.\" It is \"not enough to have been educated in Oxford or Cambridge in order to become capable for and efficient in the service of Christ. To this day it is difficult for many Friends to speak of \"Quaker theology.\" The Friends believe in Scripture - George Fox knew it by heart - but they also believe that the Spirit transcends Scripture and that the inner light is experienced by all human beings without human mediation. \"The inner light,\" \"the inward teacher\" are names that the early Quakers gave to their experiences of the Spirit. They believe that everyone can meet the \"Christ within,\" even though he has different names in different ages and places and is not tied to any form of religion. This light is open to everyone and, yet, it is not simply the natural light of reason. In a conversation that Fox had with Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell, he vigorously resisted this rational interpretation. In every human being is \"that of God,\" hidden, eclipsed, often forgotten. Linguistically a clumsy expression at best, \"that of God in everyone\" is the foundation of human dignity. 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