What are your favourite religious quotes?

[Arthra]

The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens.[1]

"All of us belong to humankind, but our society has yet to grasp the full meaning of this spiritual truth. Without understanding this principle, it is impossible to fathom or envision what is happening to society--what one great thinker called the ``planetization'' of humankind. As a result, humankind has yet a long way to go before we can finish the transition from the old world order, organized along the lines of ``sovereign'' and ``independent'' nations, to the new nonviolent civilization that is now only in its embryonic stage. Without the principle of the oneness of humankind, it is indeed difficult even to imagine a world ordered and governed globally through interdependent institutions of planetary scope. How can the earth become a common homeland if all of us are not fully and equally accepted as part of a single humanity? Indeed, it cannot!"

by M.V. Gandhimoham "Mahatam Gandhi and the Baha'is"

 

[Tube Socks Dude]

Rumi: Say I Am You
(Sufi poem with music and pictures) Length 4:15
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqVBGv2hpQ4&feature=related

 

[Arthra]

Know thou that the soul of man is exalted above, and is independent of all infirmities of body or mind.

That a sick person showeth signs of weakness is due to the hindrances that interpose themselves between his soul and his body, for the soul itself remaineth unaffected by any bodily ailments.

Consider the light of the lamp. Though an external object may interfere with its radiance, the light itself continueth to shine with undiminished power. In like manner, every malady afflicting the body of man is an impediment that preventeth the soul from manifesting its inherent might and power.

When it leaveth the body, however, it will evince such ascendancy, and reveal such influence as no force on earth can equal. Every pure, every refined and sanctified soul will be endowed with tremendous power, and shall rejoice with exceeding gladness.

("Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh", rev. ed. (Wilmette: Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1983), sec. 80, pp. 153-54)
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[huldah153]

The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens.[1]

"All of us belong to humankind, but our society has yet to grasp the full meaning of this spiritual truth. Without understanding this principle, it is impossible to fathom or envision what is happening to society--what one great thinker called the ``planetization'' of humankind. As a result, humankind has yet a long way to go before we can finish the transition from the old world order, organized along the lines of ``sovereign'' and ``independent'' nations, to the new nonviolent civilization that is now only in its embryonic stage. Without the principle of the oneness of humankind, it is indeed difficult even to imagine a world ordered and governed globally through interdependent institutions of planetary scope. How can the earth become a common homeland if all of us are not fully and equally accepted as part of a single humanity? Indeed, it cannot!"

by M.V. Gandhimoham "Mahatam Gandhi and the Baha'is"

"The only devils we need to fear, are the ones running around in our own hearts." - Gandhi

He was a great spiritual leader.

 

[tulc]

If I have accomplished anything in my life, it is because I wasn't
embarrassed to talk about God.
-Dorothy Day

 

[tulc]

"In reality, there are no biblical literalists, only selective literalists.
By abolishing slavery, adopting civil rights, having women as teachers,
millions of Christians have rejected biblical literalism."
-William Sloane Coffin

 

[Durga]

Events in time and space - birth and death,
cause and effect - these may be taken as one;
but the body and the embodied are not of the
same order of reality. The body exists in time
and space, transient and limited, while the
dweller is timeless and spaceless, eternal and
all-pervading. To identify the two is a grievous
mistake and the cause of endless suffering.
You can speak of the mind and body as one, but
the body-mind is not the underlying reality.

- Nisargadatta Maharaj


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All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream. - Edgar Allan Poe

 

[FrederickM]

Hmmm, to be honest my by far favourite quote is a quote by Mohammad (blessed be his name)
"Religion should not be compulsory"

 

[SecretOfFatima]

Matthew 11:28-30 (The Message)

28-30"Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly."

 

[Caitlin.ann]

"Satan has been the best friend the Church has ever had, as He has kept it in business all these years!"