Buddhism Quote by Maryknoll Missions Maryknoll Book of Prayer
““Enlightenment is the ability to see beyond all the things we make God to find God. We make religion God and so fail to see godliness where religion is not, though goodness is clear and constant in the simplest of people, the remotest of places. We make national honor God and fail to see the presence of God in other nations, particularly non-Christian nations. We make personal security God and fail to see God in the bleak and barren dimensions of life. We separate spirit and matter as if they were two different things, though we know now from quantum physics that matter is simply fields of force made dense by the spirit of Energy. We are one with the universe, in other words. We are not separate from it or different from it. We are not above it. We are in it, all of us and everything, swimming in an energy that is God. To be enlightened is to see behind the forms to the God who holds them in being.””
About This Quote
Source Book: “Maryknoll Book of Prayer”, 2015, religious text
Enlightenment is seeing beyond constructed deities to the divine essence in all things.
In simple terms: See beyond constructed gods.
Key Takeaway
Recognize divine in everything.
Themes
enlightenment
divinity
unity
spirituality
quantum physics
Mood
awe
curious
Type
religious text
philosophical
When to use this quote
- interfaith dialogue
- personal meditation
- science‑spiritual integration
Key Concepts
theology
philosophy
Questions to Reflect On
- How does quantum physics influence spirituality?
- What barriers prevent seeing unity?
A Different Perspective
Complex ideas may overwhelm lay readers.
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