Then all at once in late August's heat, tall leafless stalks crowned with iridescent pink and purple blossoms burst from the purgatory… — Duane Michals Copy Share Image
Besides justifying the transfer of wealth to kleptocrats, institutionalized religion brings two other important benefits to centralized societies. First, shared ideology or… — Jared Diamond Copy Share Image
“My friend’s experience reminded me that the search for a perfect religious community is a futile one. As the Trappist monk Thomas… — James Martin Copy Share Image
In the world in which we live, it is almost a necessity to be able to regain one's strength of body and… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
My sense of religion is Einstein's sense of relativity. I don't believe in God. I believe that energy never dies. So the… — Mandy Patinkin Copy Share Image
In so doing, the idea forces itself upon him that religion is comparable to a childhood neurosis, and he is optimistic enough… — Sigmund Freud Copy Share Image
I have already indicated to you the meaning of the word religion, as applied to Islam. The truth is that Islam is… — Muhammad Iqbal Copy Share Image
“We create our own future by our own beliefs, which control our actions. A strong enough belief system, a sufficiently powerful conviction,… — Brian Herbert Copy Share Image
“We are not ‘everything,’ but neither are we ‘nothing.’ Spirituality is discovered in that space between paradox’s extremes, for there we confront… — Ernest Kurtz and Katherine Ketcham Copy Share Image
Just as man as a social being, cannot in the long run exist without a tie to the community, so the individual… — Carl Jung Copy Share Image
“Bishop Irenaeus of Lyons, a fierce opponent of the Gnostics, attacked them for their spiritual and literary creativity, accusing them of producing… — Stephan A. Hoeller Copy Share Image
“fasting, with prayer as its companion, is designed to increase spirituality; to foster a spirit of devotion and love of God; to… — Bruce R. McConkie Copy Share Image
“For every human being who is born into this universe is like a child who has been given a key to an… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
Cultural values are, in themselves, neutral as well as universal, and so much depends on how individuals or ethnic groups use them.… — F. Sionil Jose Copy Share Image
“I’m sure that this is equally true of men in the business world or any world. We all need someone with inner… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
My mom was very spiritual. We were a Catholic family. We read the Bible at a young age. I have two brothers… — Matt Cullen Copy Share Image
Real spirituality is going through fire. Real spirituality is rebellion against all that is rotten, against all that is past, against all… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
People still knew me as Charles, so when I came across Charlemagne in a history book, that sounded good: Charles the Great,… — Charlamagne tha God Copy Share Image
“They believed their words. Everybody shows a respectful deference to certain sounds that he and his fellows can make. But about feelings… — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
That which you call your soul or spirit is your consciousness, and that which you call 'free will' is your mind's freedom… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
“until that moment in history, Jesus was viewed by His followers as a mortal prophet … a great and powerful man, but… — Dan Brown Copy Share Image
There is not a single contemporary historical mention of Jesus, not by Romans or by Jews, not by believers or by unbelievers,… — Dan Barker Copy Share Image
The Bible goes equally to the cottage of the peasant, and the palace of the king. - It is woven into literature,… — Theodore Parker Copy Share Image
In some respects, if I had to choose just one (virtue on the spiritual path), I'd feel safest with a sense of… — Bo Lozoff Copy Share Image
“There is something in the depths of our being that hungers for wholeness and finality. Because we are made for eternal life,… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
And that's really what's happening in this country is a violation of the First Commandment. We have become a country entrenched in… — Sharron Angle Copy Share Image
The world is always waiting for someone to save the day, make things better. We've lost hope in politics, preachers. ... As… — Kirk Franklin Copy Share Image
“ He rejected traditional religious beliefs (Jewish, Christian, and Islamic) not on the basis of any reasoned argument, nor even with an… — Walter J. Moore Copy Share Image
All religious systems enslave the mind. Certain things are demanded-certain things must be believed-certain things must be done-and the man who becomes… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“Religious freedom, then, is the freedom of human will, reason, and conscience, of human souls and spirits, to explore and embrace whatever… — Timothy Shah Copy Share Image
And.. are you willing to go all the way? To understand that food is only a stand-in for love and possibility and… — Geneen Roth Copy Share Image
It is pleasant to spend time with Him, to lie close to His breast like the Beloved Disciple and to feel the… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
“Being a Christian is not an acquired skill or discipline like diving or ice skating. It is a living, vital relationship with… — R.C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“Has it ever occurred to you," she asked Rachel, "that the constitutional amendment protecting your right to follow Mormon doctrine is the… — Marie Sexton Copy Share Image
Many institutions of higher learning will grant an 18- to 30-month deferral to prospective missionaries. This will enable you elders and sisters… — Russell M. Nelson Copy Share Image
Football puts everything at your fingertips. And I was raised in a way that focused everything on looking after your family. Faith… — Edinson Cavani Copy Share Image
When I dance, I dance; when I sleep, I sleep; yes, and when I walk alone in a beautiful orchard, if my… — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
God is the one who satisfies the passion for justice, the longing for spirituality, the hunger for relationship, the yearning for beauty.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Religion invents a problem where none exists by describing the wicked as also made in the image of god and the sexually… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“To illustrate toaster righteousness, let’s say God decides to use toasters to spread His messages. He incorporates his love into an LLC… — Sadiqua Hamdan Copy Share Image
