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Meditation is the key to transforming our lives.
From The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche
The hardest part of a funeral is the silence.
From The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade by Thomas Lynch
The path of the warrior is the path of the heart.
From When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön
In the Gnostic view, knowledge is the key to spiritual awakening.
From The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels
And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger.
The concept of the divine feminine is central to many Gnostic texts.
From The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels
It is better to be with God and with a man who suffers than to be alone in glory.
It is in the realm of the spirit that we must fight our battles.
Salt has played a role in many religions.
From Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky
Contemplation allows us to connect with the divine.
From The Case for God by Karen Armstrong
Mythology serves as a bridge between the sacred and the everyday world.
Faith requires a commitment to the unknown.
From The Battle for God by Karen Armstrong
For Humboldt, the exploration of nature was a spiritual quest.
From The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World by Andrea Wulf
The sacred is not separate from the world but interwoven into the fabric of existence.
From The Battle for God by Karen Armstrong
The heart must be prepared to receive Him.
From The Cloud of Unknowing by Anonymous
To be religious is to be aware of the depth of life and the wonder of existence.
From The Case for God by Karen Armstrong
The great religions are the great systems of meaning.
From The World's Religions by Huston Smith
Rituals can provide structure and meaning in our lives.
From Religion for Atheists by Alain de Botton
The sacred is not a thing or a concept; it is an experience.
From The Case for God by Karen Armstrong
Religion is not about believing things; it’s about participating in things.
From The Case for God by Karen Armstrong
Salt has been used in rituals and religious practices.
From Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky
The purpose of life is to realize our inherent divinity.
From The World's Religions by Huston Smith
Letting go is the essence of enlightenment.
From The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche
You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.
From You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero
Religious man is not a stranger to the world, but he is not only a part of it; he is a part of another world.
Wine has been integral to religious rituals and social practices throughout history.
To address violence, we must engage with the spiritual dimensions of humanity.
From Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence by Karen Armstrong
The divine is found in the connections we make with others.
From God: A Human History by Reza Aslan
The ultimate goal of life is to realize one's true nature.
From The World's Religions by Huston Smith
In times of crisis, people often turn to religion for solace and guidance.
From Why Religion? by Elaine Pagels
Faith is a daring trust in the unknown.
From The World's Religions by Huston Smith
Faith is an essential part of what it means to be human.
From A History of God by Karen Armstrong
To know the true essence of religion is to see it as a quest for the ultimate.
From The World's Religions by Huston Smith
Divinity is not a state; it is a relationship.
From God: A Human History by Reza Aslan
To know God is to know ourselves.
From God: A Human History by Reza Aslan
Let go of all your own understanding.
From The Cloud of Unknowing by Anonymous
Jesus’ message was not about the afterlife; it was about life here and now.
From Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan
Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.
Faith is a journey, not a destination.
From God: A Human History by Reza Aslan
Mysticism is the heart of all religions.
From The World's Religions by Huston Smith
For if you are to know God, you must forget yourself.
From The Cloud of Unknowing by Anonymous
The most spiritual experience is the most material experience.
In this darkness, you will find the light of God.
From The Cloud of Unknowing by Anonymous
In times of crisis, people often revert to their spiritual roots.
The greatest challenge for the modern believer is to establish a relationship with God.
From The Case for God by Karen Armstrong
The mystical experience is often a deep and abiding sense of union.
Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.
From Cosmos by Carl Sagan
The more you know Him, the more you will desire Him.
From The Cloud of Unknowing by Anonymous
The ultimate goal of life is to realize the Self.
From The Upanishads by Anonymous
The journey within is the most profound adventure.
From Out of the Ether by Matthew Leising
Rituals serve to connect the individual to the community and the cosmos.
From The Golden Bough by James George Frazer
The experience of the divine can be found in many forms.
From A History of God by Karen Armstrong
The Gnostics emphasized personal experience of the divine over dogma.
From The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels
The concept of covenant is central to the relationship between God and the Jewish people.
Religion provides a sense of meaning and purpose that many people find essential.
From Why Religion? by Elaine Pagels
Art is a spiritual path; it is a journey into the depths of our being.
From The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
The path is not in the sky; the path is in the heart.
From The Dhammapada by Eknath Easwaran
The way to God is through the unknowing of the mind.
From The Cloud of Unknowing by Anonymous
The greatest service which can be rendered to any man is to help him stand erect in his own soul.
Mystical states can be more easily understood than explained.
The path of the spirit is the path of self-realization.
The sacred is not a matter of belief but of experience.
The divine is not something we can possess; it is a mystery we engage with.
From The Case for God by Karen Armstrong
Meditation is the science of the soul.
Religious experience transcends the boundaries of particular faiths.
From The World's Religions by Huston Smith
I think that all writing is a form of prayer.
From Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Faith is the most important factor in the art of healing.
The greatest treasures are those invisible to the eye but found by the heart.
From The Sandman by Neil Gaiman
The Gnostic perspective allows for a more intimate relationship with God.
From The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels
Rituals are about creating moments that matter.
From The Power of Ritual by Casper ter Kuile
Faith is not belief without proof; it is trust without reservation.
From Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan
The king is dead; long live the king!
From The Golden Bough by James George Frazer
The experience of the divine is universal and transcends cultural boundaries.
From The World's Religions by Huston Smith
Contemplation is the highest form of prayer.
From The Cloud of Unknowing by Anonymous
Rituals are ways to connect with the sacred.
To be free is to be yourself.
The essence of Islam is not in the rituals, but in the spirit of those rituals.
From No god but God by Reza Aslan
Say, 'My Lord has commanded justice and that you maintain yourselves [in worship] of Him.'
Wisdom is the fruit of the spiritual journey.
From The World's Religions by Huston Smith
Faith is not a matter of believing in something, but of living it.
From The World's Religions by Huston Smith
We are not this physical body; we are the soul.
The destiny of men is in their own souls.
The truth is that God is not a being, but rather that God is the very ground of being itself.
From No god but God by Reza Aslan
In the unknowing lies the true knowledge of God.
From The Cloud of Unknowing by Anonymous
You are not your body; you are the soul.
For there is no other way to come to the knowledge of God than by unknowing.
From The Cloud of Unknowing by Anonymous
Rituals are bridges between the mundane and the sacred.
From The Power of Ritual by Casper ter Kuile
Love, in the Gnostic tradition, is seen as a transformative force.
From The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels
The divine is not something to be understood but something to be experienced.
From God: A Human History by Reza Aslan
And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy to remember. So is there anyone who will remember?
Dreams are illustrations... from the book your soul is writing about you.
From The Sandman by Neil Gaiman
Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you.
From Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan
Religious man lives in a world that is not limited to the natural world.
The soul is neither born, and nor does it die.
From The Bhagavad Gita by Anonymous
The joy of the spirit knows no bounds.
Rituals are the outward expressions of the inner beliefs of a people.
From The Golden Bough by James George Frazer
Gnostic myths often highlight the tension between the material and spiritual worlds.
From The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels
To understand the divine is to realize that our understanding is always limited.
The soul's journey is one of awakening to the divine within.
From The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels
To understand running, you must understand the soul.
From Born to Run by Christopher McDougall