#religions

Religions have always stressed that compassion is not only central to religious life, it is the key to enlightenment and it the true test of spirituality. But there have always have been those who'd rather put easier goals, like doctrine conformity, in place. ↗

— Karen Armstrong

#been #central #compassion #conformity #doctrine

India is a curious place that still preserves the past, religions, and its history. No matter how modern India becomes, it is still very much an old country. ↗

— Anita Desai

#country #curious #history #how #india

We're a Muslim family, but we're also very cultured and we have a mixture of different religions. For example, my brother-in-law is Catholic, and my sister converted and my nephews are baptized. I have an uncle who just graduated and currently he's a priest. ↗

— Rima Fakih

#baptized #brother-in-law #catholic #converted #cultured

Most religions do not make men better, only warier. ↗

— Elias Canetti

#make #men #most #only #religions

I think God is like the president of a giant corporation, and Buddha, Muhammad, and Jesus are his sales guys, and they all have different territories. ↗

— Steve Peek

#dreams

I'm a religious man. I am Jewish but I believe in all religions. I believe in God and see him as an old man with a big white beard and pray to him every day for a few minutes. ↗

— Uri Geller

#beard #believe #big #day #every

All religions have based morality on obedience, that is to say, on voluntary slavery. That is why they have always been more pernicious than any political organization. For the latter makes use of violence, the former - of the corruption of the will. ↗

— Alexander Herzen

#any #based #been #corruption #former

The deepest difference between religions is not that between polytheism and monotheism. ↗

— Walter Kaufmann

#deepest #difference #monotheism #religions

That's the big difference between Christianity and other religions. The difference between Works and Grace or Do and Done. ↗

— Rick Warren

#big #big difference #christianity #difference #done

The Grateful Dead are our religion. This is a religion that doesn't pay homage to the God that all the other religions pay homage to. ↗

— Ken Kesey

#god #grateful #grateful dead #homage #other