I wasn't brought up with any religion at all. At school and in my early 20s, I read every religious text I could get my hands on - Buddhist scriptures, Hindu texts, the Qur'an, and the Bible. I wanted to feel like something made sense to me, that there was something sacred I could feel aligned with.
Copy QuoteI would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn't, than live as if there isn't and to die to find out that there is.
Copy Quote View & ShareWhen I do good I feel good, when I do bad I feel bad, and that's my religion.
Copy Quote View & ShareThe World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.
Copy Quote View & ShareWithin the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.
Copy Quote View & ShareIt is wonderful how much time good people spend fighting the devil. If they would only expend the same amount of energy loving their fellow men, the devil would die in his own tracks of ennui.
Copy Quote View & ShareHuman beings must be known to be loved; but Divine beings must be loved to be known.
Copy Quote View & ShareGod is a metaphor for that which transcends all levels of intellectual thought. It's as simple as that.
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