"This is criterion by which the Church is……" — Bede Griffiths
"This is criterion by which the Church is to be judged, not by the forms of its doctrine or ritual, but by the reality of the reality of the love which it manifests."
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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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...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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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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