What are your favourite religious quotes?

[Omnichaotic]

Both light and shadow are the dance of Love. Love has no cause; it is the astrolabe of God's secrets. Lover and Loving are inseparable and timeless. Although I may try to describe Love when I experience it I am speechless. Although I may try to write about Love I am rendered helpless; my pen breaks and the paper slips away at the ineffable place where Lover, Loving and Loved are one. Every moment is made glorious by the light of Love.

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We, who are parts of Adam, heard with him
The song of angels and of seraphim.
Our memory, though dull and sad, retains
Some echo still of those unearthly strains.

~ Rumi

 

[Steezie]

"Pray to the gods for victory, but do not drop your swords in case the gods do not listen"

"The gods help those who help themselves"

And my absolute all time favorite

 

[Omnichaotic]

His disciples said to him, "When will the kingdom come?" "It will not come by watching for it. It will not be said, 'Look, here!' or 'Look, there!' Rather, the Father's kingdom is spread out upon the earth, and people don't see it."


Gospel of Thomas, saying 113

 

[Omnichaotic]

"This ignorance of the Father brought about terror and fear. And terror became dense like a fog, that no one was able to see. Because of this, error became strong. But it worked on its hylic substance vainly, because it did not know the truth. It was in a fashioned form while it was preparing, in power and in beauty, the equivalent of truth. This then, was not a humiliation for him, that illimitable, inconceivable one. For they were as nothing, this terror and this forgetfulness and this figure of falsehood, whereas this established truth is unchanging, unperturbed and completely beautiful."

"And happy is the man who comes to himself and awakens. Indeed, blessed is he who has opened the eyes of the blind."

~ The Gospel of Truth

Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”

~ John 8:12

 

[Omnichaotic]

The most beautiful and most profound experience is the sensation of the mystical. It is the sower of all true science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead. To know that what is impenetrable to us really exists, manifesting itself as the highest wisdom and the most radiant beauty which our dull faculties can comprehend only in their primitive forms - this knowledge, this feeling is at the center of true religiousness.

~ Albert Einstein

 

[GabrielWithoutWings]

Charge of the Dark God

Listen to the words of the Dark God,
Who was of old called Iakchos, Donn,
Anubis, Hades, Setesh, Hoder,
And by many other names:

I am the shadow in the bright day;
I am the reminder of mortality at the height of living.
I am the neverending veil of Night
Where the Star Goddess dances.
I am the Death that must be so that Life may continue,
For Behold, Life is immortal because the living must die.

I am the strength that protects, that limits;
I am the power that says No, and No Further, and That Is Enough.
I am the things that cannot be spoken of,
And I am the laughter at the edge of Death.

Come with me into the warm enfolding dark;
Feel my caresses in the hands,
In the Mouth,
In the Body of one you love,
And be transformed.

Gather in the moonless night and speak in unknown tongues;
The Dark Mother and I will listen.
Sing to us and cry out,
And the Power will be yours to wield.

Blow me a kiss when the sky is dark,
And I will smile,
But no kiss returns;
For my kiss is the final one
For all mortal flesh. ​

 

[GabrielWithoutWings]

Charge of the Dark Goddess



The Dark Goddess speaks to us,
through the mouths of Lilith, Kali, Tiamet, Hekate,
Nix, the Black Madonna, Nemesis and Morgaine.

I am the Darkness behind and beneath the shadows.
I am the absence of air that awaits at the bottom of every breath.
I am the Ending before Life begins again,
the Decay that fertilizes the Living.

I am the Bottomless Pit,
the never-ending struggle to reclaim that which is denied.
I am the Key that unlocks every Door.
I am the Glory of Discovery,
for I am that which is hidden, secluded and forbidden.

Come to me at the Dark Moon and see that which can not be seen,
face the terror that is yours alone.
Swim to me through the blackest oceans
to the center of your greatest fears --
the Dark God and I will keep you safe.
Scream to us in terror, and yours will be the Power to Forbear.
Think of me when you feel pleasure, and I will intensify it,
until the time when I may have the greatest pleasure
of meeting you at the Crossroads Between the Worlds.

 

[GabrielWithoutWings]

Charge of the Dark Goddess (Alternate Version)



Wisdom and empowerment are the gifts
of the Dark Goddess of Transformation.

She is known to us as Kali, Hecate, Cerridwen, Lilith,
Persephone, Fata, Morgana, Ereshkigal, Arianhrod, Durga,
Inanna, Tiamat, and by a million, million other names:

Hear me child, and know Me for who I am.
I have been with you since you were born,
and I will stay with you until you return to Me at the final dusk.

I am the passionate and seductive lover who inspires the poet to dream.
I am the One who calls to you at the end of your journey.
After the day is done, my children find their blessed rest in my embrace.
I am the womb from which all things are born.
I am the shadowy, still tomb;
all things must come to Me and bare their
breasts to die and be reborn to the Whole.

I am the Sorceress that will not be ruled,
the Weaver of Time,
the Teacher of Mysteries.
I snip the threads that bring my children home to me.
I slit the throats of the cruel and
drink the blood of the heartless.
Swallow your fear and come to me,
and you will discover true beauty, strength, and courage.
I am the fury which rips the flesh from injustice.
I am the glowing forge that transforms your inner demons into tools of power.

Open yourself to my embrace and overcome.
I am the glinting sword that protects you from harm.
I am the crucible in which all the aspects of yourself merge together in a rainbow of union.

I am the velvet depths of the night sky, the swirling mists of midnight, shrouded in mystery.
I am the chrysalis in which you will face that which terrifies you and from which you will blossom forth,
vibrant and renewed.

Seek me at the crossroads, and you shall be transformed,
for once you look upon my face, there is no return.
I am the fire that kisses the shackles away.
I am the cauldron in which all opposites grow to know each other in Truth.
I am the web which connects all things.
I am the Healer of all wounds,
the Warrior who rights all wrongs in their Time.
I make the weak strong.
I make the arrogant humble.
I raise up the oppressed and empower the disenfranchised.
I am Justice tempered with Mercy.
Most importantly, child, I am you.
I am part of you, and I am within you.
Seek me within and without, and you will be strong.

Know me. Venture into the dark so that you may awaken to Balance, Illumination, and Wholeness.
Take my Love with you everywhere and find the Power within to be who you wish.

 

[snowydc2003]

I affirm my unity with the One,
I declare my love and service to Him
and Her, who is Mother and Father of all.
I am Pagan.
I am the eye of the storm,
the strength of the ocean, the tenderness of mother and child.
I stand for balance and love.
I will not turn from open emotion
I will not fear the storm
though I stand alone in the rain
The sun shall warm me
the moon shall guide me.
Though blinded and afraid
I will face forever forward.

 

[TheOutsider]

Not exactly religious quotes, but I still love it:

"It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be." - Isaac Asimov

"Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right." - Issac Asimov

 

[Omnichaotic]

Holy Sophia!
From the door of your heavenly house,
You let flow your thousand rays of illumination,
And even the most stubborn of shadows
Are dispelled with speed.

Above your sacred portal,
Rest the purest of white doves
And the curling leafy vines of the grape,
Heavy with sweet fruit.

Sophia, standing at this gate between the worlds,
You await the call of those who need you.
All-Knowing Mother,
The wisdom of the worlds in thine.
Pearl of the Sacred Marriage between heart and soul,
Between this world and the one beyond,
You await your children's call.
Lady, I who am now in need, call to you.
Come to me!

Blessed One,
The world has torn my heart,
Like a raging tempest that fights itself
Upon a dark sea of tears.
I ask that you return to me my joyful heart.
Make peace for me between the world within,
And the world without.

Wise and compassionate Mother,
Create your miracle
And send your holy doves into my soul.
Let the flutter of their soft white wings
Soothe my sorrowing heart.
Release from me all that is foreign,
And not of thy pure and holy Spirit.

Sophia,
Purified, I open to your light.
Breath of light, flutter of wings,
Pure and shining one,
You stand in the doorway of my soul,
The smiling sweet countenance of peace.
Enter here and reign in harmony.

Your light shines into the deepest recesses of my soul.

Your wisdom calms my heart.

Beloved Mother,
Stay with me, illuminating my life with your powers.
Grant my prayer, that I may remain a soul in peace.
Grant me the wisdom to remain so,
As I honor you, saying,
Hail Holy Sophia!

~ Rite to Holy Sophia

 

[Omnichaotic]

In Thy name, O most Holy One, Whom
we affectionately call Father,
and in that of Thy Son, Who bridges the worlds,
and of Her, Thy celestial Bride and
Charming Heart to the heavens and earth alike,
we call upon Thy holy angels who stand as guardians
in the four corners of the universe to purify this house
that we pledge to the celebration of Thy mysteries.

In Thy name, we command all powers of chaos to wither unto nothingness, that they shall not abide, and that our temples within and our temples without may emerge as strong pure vessels to contain the eternal mystery as it unfolds on earth.

And we set aside this enclosure as holy ground for Thy most glorious Presence that all of Thine may enter.

~ Invocation of the One Light

I will unite my soul with the Blessed Virgin when the Father overshadowed her, the Son took flesh in her, and the Holy Spirit descended to work the great mystery. May I become pure and perfect to enable God’s will to take form in me.

~ St Elizabeth of the Trinity

 

[tulc]

This is what you shall do: Love the earth and
sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms
to everyone that asks, stand up for the stupid
and crazy, devote your income and labor to others,
hate tyrants, argue not concerning God.
-Walt Whitman

 

[tulc]

Jesus was not killed by atheism and anarchy.
He was brought down by law and order allied
with religion, which is always a deadly mix.
Beware those who claim to know the mind of
God and who are prepared to use force, if
necessary, to make others conform. Beware
those who cannot tell God's will from their own.
Temple police are always a bad sign. When
chaplains start wearing guns and hanging out
at the sheriff's office, watch out. Someone is
about to have no king but Caesar.
-Barbara Brown Taylor

 

[tulc]

Hands that help are holier than lips that pray.
-Sathya Sai Baba

 

[tulc]

There is only one nation,
the nation of humanity;
There is only one religion,
the religion of love;
There is one language,
language of the heart;
There is only one God and He is Omnipresent.
-Sathya Sai Baba

 

[tulc]

If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as
Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote
poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and
earth will pause to say, here lived a great street sweeper who did his job
well.
- Martin Luther King

 

[tulc]

This is my simple religion.
There is no need for temples;
no need for complicated philosophy.
Our own brain, our own heart is our temple;
the philosophy is kindness.
-The Dalai Lama

 

[tulc]

On this journey the traveler abideth in every land and dwelleth in every region.
In every face, he seeketh the beauty of the Friend;
in every country he looketh for the Beloved.
He joineth every company,
and seeketh fellowship with every soul,
that haply in some mind he may uncover the secret of the Friend,
or in some face he may behold the beauty of the Loved One.
-Bahá'u'lláh

 

[tulc]

"You can safely assume that you've created God in your own image when it
turns out that God hates all the same people you do."
-Anne Lamott