"Would you respect a God you could comprehend?……" — Richard Rohr
"Would you respect a God you could comprehend? And yet very often thatÂ’s what we want - a God who reflects our culture, our biases, our economic, political, and military systems."
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171 Quotes by Richard Rohr
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In terms of soul work, we dare not get rid of the pain before we have learned what it has…
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Prayer is sitting in the silence until it silences us, choosing gratitude until we are grateful, and praising God until…
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Mature prayer always breaks into gratitude.
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Christianity is a lifestyle - a way of being in the world that is simple, non-violent, shared, and loving. However,…
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All great spirituality is about what we do with our pain. If we do not transform our pain, we will…
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If we do not transform our pain, we will most assuredly transmit it.
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Transformed people transform people.
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A person who can laugh and go with life does not demand to be in control, which is why the…
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The journey to happiness involves finding the courage to go down into ourselves and take responsibility for what's there: all…
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Heartbreaks, disappointments and even our own weaknesses can serve as stepping-stones to the second half of life transformation. Failings are…
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When you get your,'Who am I?', question right, all of your,'What should I do?' questions tend to take care of…
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Much of the work of midlife is to tell the difference between those who are dealing with their issues through…
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It's good to remember that in crises, natural crises, human beings forget for awhile their ignorances, their biases, their prejudices.…
— Maya Angelou
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In general-like not just in fiction but in life-it doesn't work out well when someone imagines someone else as a…
— John Green
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If we act together on the drug problem, with a comprehensive vision devoid of ideological or political biases, we will…
— Juan Manuel Santos
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Our digital experiences are out of body. This biases us toward depersonalised behaviour in an environment where one’s identity can…
— Douglas Rushkoff
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In using terms like patriarchy, hermeneutics, and sexual/textual, I do not wish to misrepresent the Qurn as a feminist text;…
— Unknown Author
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Most elected officials cling to their ideological biases, despite the real-world facts that disprove their theories time and again. Most…
— Lawrence Kudlow
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Only by examining our personal biases can we truly grow as artists; only by cultivating empathy can we truly grow…
— Jennifer L. Knox
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People in both fields operate with beliefs and biases. To the extent you can eliminate both and replace them with…
— Michael Lewis
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Ultimately, of course, you must decide for yourself whether the subjective psychological effects created by your evolved cognitive biases reflect…
— Jesse Bering
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What is terrible when you seek the truth, is that you find it. You find it, and then you are…
— Victor Serge
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We've been playing games since humanity had civilization - there is something primal about our desire and our ability to…
— Jane McGonigal
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In the search for character and commitment, we must rid ourselves of our inherited, even cherished biases and prejudices. Character,…
— J. Irwin Miller
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