Every organized religion holds that certain behaviors, rituals, personalities, places, and/or books are sacred. These organized teachings are

Every organized religion holds that certain behaviors, rituals, personalities, places, and/or books are sacred. These organized teachings are proper in their own place, but they are mere options for the one infused with devotion. To such a one, God is direct and spontaneous, providing him with an immediate source of guidance and direction. His relationship with God is not mediated through anyone or anything. 104

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Prem Prakash,

The Yoga of Spiritual Devotion A Modern Translation of the Narada Bhakti Sutras

There is no religion without love, and people may talk as much as they like about their religion, but if it does not teach them to

There is no religion without love,
and people may talk as much as
they like about their religion, but
if it does not teach them to be good
and kind to man and beast,
it is all a sham.

–
Anna Sewell

The truths of religion are never so well understood as by those who have lost the power of reasoning. – Voltaire,

The truths of religion are never so well understood as by those who have lost the power of reasoning.

–
Voltaire,

Philosophical Dictionary

Compassion is the religion of the heart. – Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati, The 11 Karmic Spaces: Choosing Freedom from the

Compassion is the religion of the heart.

–
Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati,

The 11 Karmic Spaces: Choosing Freedom from the Patterns That Bind You

Misstraue jedem Politiker, jedem Regierungs- oder Staatschef, der seine Religion zum Instrument macht. Halte Abstand von solchen Politikern,

Misstraue jedem Politiker, jedem Regierungs- oder Staatschef, der seine Religion zum Instrument macht. Halte Abstand von solchen Politikern, die ihre auf das Jenseits orientierte Religion und ihre diesseitige Politik miteinander vermischen.

–
Helmut Schmidt,

Sechs Reden

The existence of guilty sense is soimportant in education and religion. – Toba Beta, Master of Stupidity

The existence of guilty sense is so
important in education and religion.

–
Toba Beta,

Master of Stupidity

Alfvén dismissed in his address religion as a ‘myth’… – Helge Kragh, Matter and Spirit in the Universe: Scientific

Alfvén dismissed in his address religion as a ‘myth’…

–
Helge Kragh,

Matter and Spirit in the Universe: Scientific and Religious Preludes to Modern Cosmology

The president is the high priest of what sociologist Robert Bellah calls the ‘American civil religion.’ The president must invoke the name of

The president is the high priest of what sociologist Robert Bellah calls the ‘American civil religion.’ The president must invoke the name of God though not Jesus, glorify America’s heroes and history,quote its sacred texts the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and perform the transubstantiation of pluribus unum.

–
Jonathan Haidt

A wise man once told me- he s a muslim by the way- that he has more in common with a jew than he does a fanatic of his own religion. He has

A wise man once told me- he s a muslim by the way- that he has more in common with a jew than he does a fanatic of his own religion. He has more in common with a rational, reasonable-minded Christian or a Buddhist or Hindu than he does with a fanatic of his own religion. In fact, he has more in common with a ration, reasonable-minded atheist than he does with a fanatic of his own religion

–
Gregory David Roberts,

Shantaram

We all have a thirst for wonder. It’s a deeply human quality. Science and religion are both bound up with it. What I’m saying is, you don’t

We all have a thirst for wonder. It’s a deeply human quality. Science and religion are both bound up with it. What I’m saying is, you don’t have to make stories up, you don’t have to exaggerate. There’s wonder and awe enough in the real world. Nature’s a lot better at inventing wonders than we are.

–
Carl Sagan,

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