Life Quote by William O. Douglas

Religious experiences are real and common, whether or not God exists, and these experiences often make people whole and at peace.

— Jonathan Haidt

“In their heart of hearts, religions deal with a Reality they recognize to be indefinable, incomprehensible, unspeakable.”

— Paul F. Knitter

“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

What happens is that people who are very religious but who are not in touch with reality, cannot be spiritual.

— Keith Miller

The belief that a personal life exists apart from God creates experience disconnected from God. This is painful and frustrating. Our spiritual work is…

— Michael Beckwith

In religious belief as elsewhere, we must take our chances, recognizing that we could be wrong, dreadfully wrong. There are no guarantees; the religious…

— Alvin Plantinga

“Unless a person learns of the sacred intentions in their own life it will be difficult for them to understand the sacred presence in…

— Michael Meade

Religion is a matter of the heart. No physical inconvenience can warrant abandonment of one's own religion.

— Mahatma Gandhi

“Religious experience involves an encounter with the holy, the mystery of the totally other that opens like a chasm before humans in unexpected ways,…

— Luke Timothy Johnson

Religion provides the only story that is fundamentally consoling in the face of the worst possible experiences - the death of a parent, for…

— Sam Harris

Religion is believing someone else's experience, spirituality is having your own experience.

— Deepak Chopra

Religion idolizes concepts and avoids personal experience.

— Bill Johnson