Alternatives Quote by Thomas Keating

“Science and technology has tried to offer an alternative to religion by making a god out of human reason, but that didn't work out too well.”

Thomas Keating

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“As St. Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) taught, whatever we say about God is more unlike God than saying nothing. If we do say something, it…

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Humility is the forgetfulness of self.

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For human beings, the most daunting challenge is to become fully human. For to become fully human is to become fully divine.

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The complementary movement towards divine love is growth in humility which is the acceptence of the reality about ourselves, our own weakness and limitations.

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St. Teresa of Avila wrote: 'All difficulties in prayer can be traced to one cause: praying as if God were absent.' This is the…

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I venture to say that it's not enough to respect and tolerate religions other than our own.

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God's first language is Silence. Everything else is a translation.

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[When asked how it felt to be a female prime minister:] I don't know: I've never experienced the alternative.

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