Religion Quote by Eckhart Tolle

“The established religions no longer ask fundamental questions about our identity and our reason for living. Instead, they concentrate purely on a series of…

— Paulo Coelho

Spirituality is intensely personal; religion is institutional.

— Dean Hamer

“Organised religion generally gets in the way of spiritual experience.”

— Alan McCluskey

“From a historical perspective, the spiritual journey is always tragic, for it is a lonely path fit for individuals rather than for entire societies.…

— Yuval Noah Harari

“Spirituality must be distinguished from religion—because people of every faith, and of none, have had the same sorts of spiritual experiences.”

— Sam Harris

“I mused about the human phenomenon that went by the title “organized religion.” What, I wondered, was disorganized religion?”

— Roland Merullo

Religion is the organization of spirituality into something that became the hand maiden of conquerors. Nearly all religions were brought to people and imposed…

— John Henrik Clarke

Religion is nothing but institutionalized mysticism. The catch is, mysticism does not lend itself to institutionalization. The moment we attempt to organize mysticism, we…

— Tom Robbins

“Politics and organized religion can often be mere exercises in the manipulation of the psyche.”

— Dan Santos

Organized belief in spirituality - that's what a religion is.

— Mario Cuomo

Over the centuries, religion has become institutionalized, and in the process encrusted with elaborate hierarchies, top-heavy bureaucracies, highly specialized roles and reflexive routines.

— Gary Hamel

“Religion is the politics of spirituality.”

— Bill Olson