Concept Quote by Karen Armstrong

The whole dimension of religious belief requires transcendence, it requires going beyond what you can establish rationally.

— George Coyne

“Perhaps the central paradox of the religious life is that it seeks transcendence, a dimension of existence that goes beyond our mundane lives, but…

— Karen Armstrong

The transcendent experience is brotherly love, nature, harmony and unity. Cultures, in trying to define it, try to define an external deity as opposed…

— Edgar Mitchell

“Transcendence is when God exists outside space and time while immanence is when He is present in time and space. Travel between them and…

— JOEL NYARANGI AKOYA

Religion is the recognition that all things are manifestations of a Power which transcends our knowledge.

— Herbert Spencer

Religion is one dimension of culture, a transcendent element of it.

— Francis Arinze

A religion made up solely of heightened religious experiences would not be a religion at all. ...The major religious traditions address the mysteries (with…

— Huston Smith

“God's holiness is more than just separateness. His holiness is also transcendent. The word transcendence means literally "to climb across." It is defined as…

— R.C. Sproul

So there's only transcendence in the moment. Nobody can be transcended forever. That's why I say, "Who cares if you're enlightened forever?"

— Byron Katie

In Sufi terms, there are two very interesting notions of transcendence. One is to gaze out at the universe and to comprehend that what…

— Mohsin Hamid

Religion is a bridge to the spiritual, but the spiritual lies beyond religion.

— Rachel Naomi Remen

Religion is a practical discipline and it's one that we have always done, ever since humanity appeared on the scene when Homo sapiens became…

— Karen Armstrong