Buddhism Quote by Reggie Watts

Religions have approved themselves; they have ministered to sundry vital needs which they found reigning. When they violated other needs too strongly, or when…

— William James

Religion - religion, at best - at BEST - is like a lift in your shoe. If you need it for a while, and…

— George Carlin

All outward forms of religion are almost useless, and are the causes of endless strife. Believe there is a great power silently working all…

— Beatrix Potter

Religions have become a hindrance, rather than a help, to our shared pursuit of peace and progress. They tend to make us meaner rather…

— Agnivesh

A religion must be instrumental in spiritualising the individual into a boundless and holistic nature.

— Lobsang Tenzin

Religions are so subtle, so complicated, so intelligent in many ways that they're not fit to be abandoned to the religious alone; they're for…

— Alain de Botton

Religions are institutions that push you up the mountain and then they have their fantasies about the spirit. I mean they try to make…

— Ram Dass

“But religions are only temporarily successful attempts to cope with the lack of meaning in life; they are not permanent answers.”

— Csikszentmihaly

I feel that religion can be used as a tool to guide your life and help you connect with other people.

— Zach Anner

Religions have a strong binding function and a cohesive element. They emphasize the primacy of the community as opposed to the individual, and they…

— Frans de Waal

Religion is something people do together to face urgent problems and to resolve them by appealing to truths that seem self-evident to them.

— Jacob Neusner

Self-realization is, in fact, the only religion. For it is the true purpose of religion, no matter how people define their beliefs.

— Paramahansa Yogananda