"Obedience is detachment from the self. This is……" — Bede Griffiths
"Obedience is detachment from the self. This is the most radical detachment of all. But what is the self? The self is the principle of reason and responsibility in us. It is the root of freedom, it is what makes us men."
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Bede Griffiths
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20 Quotes by Bede Griffiths
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Above all we have to go beyond words and images and concepts. No imaginative vision or conceptual framework is adequate…
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This is criterion by which the Church is to be judged, not by the forms of its doctrine or ritual,…
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...the need to overawe people and demand obedience from them is powerful and seductive. It is a part of that…
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The main theme of the Bible is the restoration of humanity and, through humanity, of the whole of creation to…
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This was the very purpose of creation that each unique, individual being should participate in its own way in the…
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In his (Christ's) surrender on the cross all the pain and agony of mankind was concentrated at a single point,…
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I am rediscovering the whole sexual dimension of life at the age of 86, really. And that also means discovering…
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God has graced every tradition with insight into the divine mystery, from the most primitive to the most sophisticated-each has…
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This process of change since my stroke has been very gradual. It is going on all the time... It is…
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The one thing which you have to abandon unconditionally is your self.
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You must be ready to give up everything, not only material attachments but also human attachments - father, mother, wife,…
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I had made myself the center of my own existence and had my back turned to God.
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