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Mysticism is the heart of all religions.
From The Case for God by Karen Armstrong
We are all waves of the same ocean.
The destiny of men is in their own souls.
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
In times of crisis, people often turn to religion for solace and guidance.
From Why Religion? by Elaine Pagels
I think that all writing is a form of prayer.
From Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
The experience of the divine is universal and transcends cultural boundaries.
From The World's Religions by Huston Smith
The hero's journey is a sacred journey.
From The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell
The search for God is ultimately a search for meaning.
From A History of God by Karen Armstrong
The soul is neither born, and nor does it die.
From The Bhagavad Gita by Anonymous
Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you.
From Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan
When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about ideas, language, even the phrase each other doesn't make any sense.
From The Essential Rumi by Jalal al-Din Rumi
The concept of covenant is central to the relationship between God and the Jewish people.
Silence is the language of God.
From The Cloud of Unknowing by Anonymous
The spirit of the warrior is to be ready to die.
The quest for longitude is a story of human ingenuity and spirit.
From Longitude by Dava Sobel
Doubt is not the opposite of faith; it is an integral part of it.
From God: A Human History by Reza Aslan
Dogma is the enemy of faith.
Religious experience transcends the boundaries of particular faiths.
From The World's Religions by Huston Smith
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 journey of cancer is a journey of the soul.
Indeed, with hardship comes ease.
Mysticism allows us to experience the divine directly, beyond the confines of dogma.
From The Battle for God by Karen Armstrong
The sacred is not a thing but a relationship.
From The Battle for God by Karen Armstrong
For the religious man, the cosmos is a sacred reality.
The world’s great religions are like rivers that flow into the same ocean.
From The World's Religions by Huston Smith
To realize that you are not your thoughts is when you begin to awaken spiritually.
From The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
The ultimate goal of life is to realize one's true nature.
From The World's Religions by Huston Smith
The path to God is a path of surrender.
From The Cloud of Unknowing by Anonymous
The history of religion is the history of human kind’s relationship with the divine.
From The Evolution of God by Robert Wright
The journey of meditation is the journey of the heart.
The sacred is the opposite of the profane.
He who has no attachments can really love others, for his love is pure and divine.
From The Bhagavad Gita by Anonymous
Faith can be a trap as well as a refuge.
Contemplation is the highest form of prayer.
From The Cloud of Unknowing by Anonymous
The sacred is not separate from the world; it is interwoven with it.
From The World's Religions by Huston Smith
The sacred is not a thing or a concept; it is an experience.
From The Case for God by Karen Armstrong
The soul's journey is one of awakening to the divine within.
From The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels
Rituals are ways to connect with the sacred.
The great religions are the great systems of meaning.
From The World's Religions by Huston Smith
And He found you lost and guided [you].
The Gnostics emphasized personal experience of the divine over dogma.
From The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels
Mystical states can be more easily understood than explained.
For if you are to know God, you must forget yourself.
From The Cloud of Unknowing by Anonymous
Violence is often a response to spiritual crisis.
From The Battle for God by Karen Armstrong
Self-consciousness is the first step in the development of spirit.
The joy of the spirit knows no bounds.
There is a deep connection between spiritual insight and ethical behavior.
From The World's Religions by Huston Smith
In the pursuit of the divine, we find ourselves.
From A History of God by Karen Armstrong
The essence of Islam is not in the rituals, but in the spirit of those rituals.
From No god but God by Reza Aslan
The sacred is not a matter of belief but of experience.
For there is no other way to come to the knowledge of God than by unknowing.
From The Cloud of Unknowing by Anonymous
Contemplation allows us to connect with the divine.
From The Case for God by Karen Armstrong
The way to God is through the unknowing of the mind.
From The Cloud of Unknowing by Anonymous
Faith is not a matter of believing in something, but of living it.
From The World's Religions by Huston Smith
The greatest treasures are those invisible to the eye but found by the heart.
From The Sandman by Neil Gaiman
In the unknowing lies the true knowledge of God.
From The Cloud of Unknowing by Anonymous
We create gods to help us navigate the mysteries of life.
From God: A Human History by Reza Aslan
Faith is the most important factor in the art of healing.
Religion is not a belief system; it is a way of life.
From God: A Human History by Reza Aslan
Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.
The greatest service which can be rendered to any man is to help him stand erect in his own soul.
To know God is to know ourselves.
From God: A Human History by Reza Aslan
To understand running, you must understand the soul.
From Born to Run by Christopher McDougall
Faith is not belief without proof; it is trust without reservation.
From Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan
Your sacred space is where you can find yourself over and over again.
From The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell
Meditation is the science of the soul.
You are not your body; you are the soul.
The divine is found in the connections we make with others.
From God: A Human History by Reza Aslan
Art is a spiritual practice.
From The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
We are not this physical body; we are the soul.
It is better to be with God and with a man who suffers than to be alone in glory.
Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls.
From The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell
The sacred is found in the questions we ask.
To understand the divine is to realize that our understanding is always limited.
Faith is an essential part of what it means to be human.
From A History of God by Karen Armstrong
And if you are grateful, I will surely increase your favor.
The Kingdom of God is not a place, but a state of being.
From Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan
The purpose of life is the evolution of consciousness.
Religion provides a sense of meaning and purpose that many people find essential.
From Why Religion? by Elaine Pagels
Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.
From The Dhammapada by Eknath Easwaran
To understand God, we must first understand ourselves.
From God: A Human History by Reza Aslan
It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.
O mankind, fear your Lord, who created you from one soul.
And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger.
Salt has played a role in many religions.
From Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky
For Humboldt, the exploration of nature was a spiritual quest.
From The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World by Andrea Wulf
Let go of all your own understanding.
From The Cloud of Unknowing by Anonymous
Salt has been used in rituals and religious practices.
From Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky
The experience of the divine can be found in many forms.
From A History of God by Karen Armstrong
The divine is often experienced through community.
From The Battle for God by Karen Armstrong
To run fast, you must first learn to run with your heart.
From The Perfect Mile by Neal Bascomb
Gnostic myths often highlight the tension between the material and spiritual worlds.
From The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels
Our creativity is a gift from the universe.
From The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
The journey within is the most profound adventure.
From Out of the Ether by Matthew Leising
You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.
From You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero
Mysticism is the heart of all religions.
From The World's Religions by Huston Smith
The mystical experience is often a deep and abiding sense of union.
Torah is central to Jewish life and thought.
Dreams are illustrations... from the book your soul is writing about you.
From The Sandman by Neil Gaiman