Consciousness Quote by James David Lewis-Williams

“There were at least four contexts in which San shamans acquired insights into the spiritual world: – the trance dance, – special curing rituals,…

— James David Lewis-Williams

A Sannyasin cannot belong to any religion, for his is a life of independent thought, which draws from all religions; his is a life…

— Swami Vivekananda

“In all its manifestations, religion constitutes an immense projection of human meanings into the empty vastness of the universe-a projection, to be sure, which…

— Peter Berger

“It is the task of San shamans to activate their supernatural potency, to cause it to ‘boil’ up their spines until it explodes in…

— James David Lewis-Williams

“I can imagine that the oceanic feeling could become connected with religion later on. That feeling of oneness with the universe which is its…

— Sigmund Freud

The whole existence is a temple...the trees are continously in worship, the clouds are in prayer and the mountains are in meditation.

— Rajneesh

We believe in the people of San Diego.

— Demba Ba

“Maya—goddess of confusion and misdirection—is back in the chair opposite me. “So who are the priests of all religions?” she asks me. “They are…

— Jed McKenna

As high as mind stands above nature, so high does the state stand above physical life. Man must therefore venerate the state as a…

— Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

Divinity lies all around us, but society remains too hidebound to accept that fact...The mother sea and the fountain-head of all religions lies in…

— William James

“Religion is, after all, more than the belief in a supreme being. It is the cult of that supreme being and the belief that…

— Christopher Hitchens

“Religions are places to stand and look and act, vantage points from which to view the world.”

— Neil Gaiman