Religion Quotes - Page 55

Egoism itself is non-religion (adharma) and where there is no egoism that indeed is religion. Without the presence of a living Gnani, it is not possible for egoism to decrease.

One who does not join in with the unfolding karmic effects (karma oodai) is a Gnani (Self-realized), and an agnani (non-Self-realized) cannot indeed refrain from joining in with the unfolding karmic effects.

Saints guide people on the path of religion [dharma] and the Gnani Purush [the enlightened one] grants ‘liberation’ (moksha).

The greatest religion [dharma] is that we keep everyone pleased.

Where there is even a trace of etiquette, there is no religion of moksha [ultimate liberation] there, nor any other religion. Religion is to be found in naturalness (saahajeekta)

Where is the true religion? It is where women, men, youth, children, elderly, the illiterate and the educated are all attracted.

Without morality and ethics there is no religion (dharma), the foundation of religion is morality and ethics.

Every spoken word carries great risk. Therefore, it is better to remain silent if one does not know how to talk. Talking about religion carries religious risks, talking about worldly matters, carries worldly risks. The worldly risk will go away, but religious risk is very heavy; it creates grave obstacles in regards to religion.

As long as kashay’s (anger, pride, deceit, greed) do not go away, you have not attained God’s religion even a little bit. Religion of the vitarags [the enlightened ones] means absence of kashay (anger, pride, deceit, greed).

If you do not believe in reincarnation then the word “prarabdh” (karma effect) should not be present in your vocabulary. Christian, Muslim, and other religion’s language is complete, but the belief is incomplete. Fortune, contrivance, lucky, unlucky – where did they get all that from? This is all a connection from the past life.

When you make ‘adjustments’ with everyone, that indeed is the highest of all religion (dharma).

Religion tells you to be sincere to yourself and be sincere to everyone else otherwise you cannot assimilate [attain] religion.

What is the nature of the worldly life (sansar)? God lives in every living being of the world, that means if you oppress any living being or cause misery to them, then adharma (unrighteousness, irreligion) will occur. The result (effect) of adharma will be against your desires and the result of dharma (righteousness, religion) will be favorable to your desires.

The religions of the world believe abandh (discharge part) as bandh (bondage; charging of new karma) and they have no idea about what causes bandh (bondage, charging of new karma).

The whole world believes that performing good deeds is dharma (religion). Performing good deeds is known as laukik dharma (worldly religion, that religion which does not lead us to self-realization but binds merit karmas).

In addition, I think religion has a chance of a look-in whenever the mind craves solace in music or poetry-- in any form of art at all. Personally, I think it is an art, the greatest one; an extension of the communication all the other arts attempt.

He knew Kandinsky by heart: every trickle of red, slash of black ink, and hemorrhage of gold. Each dissonant note in its allegro, the harmony in its adagio, and its deep blue intermezzo, formed a symphony he had memorized in his body. He couldn’t say if Fragment 2 symbolized the Deluge, the Last Judgment, or the Resurrection. But it had become his religion, offering both redemption and pain..

The only principle which will make you more content, less bitter is to live a life that has "Less excuses, more results. Less distraction, more focus. Less me, more we. Live with "Gratitude" not with "Greytitude

Abhysheq Shukla

Life is meant to be shared and fully lived.

Lailah Gifty Akita

We must serve each other in love and in humanity.

Lailah Gifty Akita

The living WORD, medicine for the soul.

Lailah Gifty Akita

Spirituality is conversation with God, everything else is just religious custom.

The spirit awaken, the soul revive.

Lailah Gifty Akita

The greatest divinities of the soul are life, love and light.

Lailah Gifty Akita

Divinities of the soul are life, light and love.

Lailah Gifty Akita

If God is really my Father, I have rights, and He has responsibilities. I hereby claim my birthright to be protected, educated, and provided for!

I did not choose to be a monster—a shell of a man—half-human, half-fiend. I am a tiefling. I am what I am.

Barbara T. Cerny

My life was going exactly where I wanted it to until the Devil showed up.

Barbara T. Cerny

Iona stared at me for a long time. “You are going to leave me a widow before I have a chance to become a bride.

Barbara T. Cerny

Then it kissed me—not as a man would kiss a lover, not with tenderness or even passion. This was a kiss that stole the soul of men. Revulsion at this creature’s kiss was instantly replaced by the warmth stealing through my veins, as if my missing blood were being replenished and contrived to heal me. I craved to keep kissing the beast. My entire being awakened to that kiss feeding me ecstasy, feeding me life.

Barbara T. Cerny

There is divinity in every soul.

Lailah Gifty Akita

Life seeks for willing soul. You can be the one.

Lailah Gifty Akita

The black of the ocean waves was the color of the sorrow in my breast, a sorrow that was never far away and always visible.

Barbara T. Cerny

God himself had sent me away. I was truly now among the damned.

Barbara T. Cerny

We can have a friendly and intimate relationship with God.

Christianity is a way of life - not a dogma!

I was once a man, not a great man, not a saintly man, but a good man, and a man nonetheless.

Barbara T. Cerny

May the light of your soul extinguish all darkness.

Lailah Gifty Akita

Meditation is the art of silencing the mind so that you may hear the inklings of the Soul.

Do not doubt thyself, have faith in thy soul.

Lailah Gifty Akita

You have to walk with the Creator to find your soul.

Lailah Gifty Akita

Prayer is spirituality of the soul.

Lailah Gifty Akita

May you know, love, obey and serve the Lord with all your heart, soul and mind.

Lailah Gifty Akita

Life is the spirituality of the soul.

Lailah Gifty Akita

The chief significance of life is to find your soul.

Lailah Gifty Akita

May every living soul know eternal rest exist.

Lailah Gifty Akita

With love, we can save every soul from self-destruction.

Lailah Gifty Akita

God is a spirit. The spirit dwells in a soul. God is you.

Lailah Gifty Akita

The spirit dwells in a soul.

Lailah Gifty Akita

Love is divinity within us.

Lailah Gifty Akita

If he believed in souls he would have said she had a good one.

Uplift your soul with music.

Lailah Gifty Akita

There is an eternal rest for every soul.

Lailah Gifty Akita

If I were to believe in God enough to call him a murderer, then I might also believe enough that he, as a spirit, exists beyond death; and therefore only he could do it righteously. For the physical being kills a man and hatefully sends him away, whereas God, the spiritual being, kills a man and lovingly draws him nigh.

The spark of divinity is sacred spirit with divine soul.

Lailah Gifty Akita

I pulled the sheet off their faces. Their faces were black with coal dust and didn't look like anything was wrong with them except they were dirty. The both of them had smiles on their faces. I thought maybe one of them had told a joke just before they died and, pain and all, they both laughed and ended up with a smile. Probably not true but but it made me feel good to think about it like that, and when the Sister came in I asked her if I could clean their faces and she said, "no, certainly not!" but I said, "ah, c'mon, it's me brother n' father, I want to," and she looked at me and looked at me, and at last she said, "of course, of course, I'll get some soap and water."When the nun came back she helped me. Not doing it, but more like showing me how, and taking to me, saying things like "this is a very handsome man" and "you must have been proud of your brother" when I told her how Charlie Dave would fight for me, and "you're lucky you have another brother"; of course I was, but he was younger and might change, but she talked to me and made it all seem normal, the two of us standing over a dead face and cleaning the grit away. The only other thing I remember a nun ever saying to me was, "Mairead, you get to your seat, this minute!

If you read the Scriptures, you know thy Creator and thy soul.

Lailah Gifty Akita

Meditation is spending time with the self. It is the time to be intimated with the soul.

Amit Ray

You can be spiritual all by yourself. Everybody has a soul. But to be religious, it seems like you need other people, and then sometimes it becomes more about the people than the soul.

Dan Groat

May every soul find the privilege of repentance and the grace of forgiveness.

Lailah Gifty Akita

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