"...the need to overawe people and demand obedience……" — Bede Griffiths
"...the need to overawe people and demand obedience from them is powerful and seductive. It is a part of that world that the kingdom of heaven is not of."
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Bede Griffiths
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20 Quotes by Bede Griffiths
Bede Griffiths has 20 quotes on this site.
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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 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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Obedience is detachment from the self. This is the most radical detachment of all. But what is the self? The…
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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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More Demand Quotes
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I think the responsibility lies with the fashion world as a collective. We have to demand more variety.
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The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology.
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Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge and good judgement will always…
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Machiavelli's teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands at least the profession of…
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Our situation today shows that beauty demands for itself at least as much courage and decision as do truth and…
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Political liberty, the peace of a nation, and science itself are gifts for which Fate demands a heavy tax in…
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Coping with the demands of everyday life would be exceedingly trying if one could arrive at solutions to problems only…
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Tradition demands that we not speak poorly of the dead.
— Daniel Barenboim
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Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.
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