I loved reading the Dalai Lama's words: My religion is loving-kindness. I realized that meant loving-kindness to everyone in my life: past, present, and future; and that meant loving-kindness to myself-in my pain, in my jealousy, in my fear.
Faith in God necessarily implies a lack of faith in humanity.
But who is to decide who truly fears the Lord? The magistrate has no power to enforce religious demands. The laws of the First Table of the Ten Commandments are not regulations for a civil society or a political order. They belong to the realm of religion, not politics.
Reason is a permanent blessing of God to the soul. Without it there can be no large religion.
When I die I won't go to heaven or hell; there will just be nothingness.
Religion is the peculiarity of the growth of the Indian mind.
In the long run, the world is going to have the best, and any difference in race, religion, or previous history will not keep the world from what it wants.
If you take care of the little things, the big things take care of themselves.
Immigrants used to come to America seeking freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom from government. Now they come looking for free health care, free education, and a free lunch.
Religion is the last refuge of human savagery.
All the sobriety which' religion needs or requires is that which real earnestness produces.
Science is clearly one of the most profound methods that humans have yet devised for discovering truth, while religion remains the single greatest force for generating meaning.
I'm a born - again atheist.
Zen is the only religion in the world that teaches sudden enlightenment. It says that enlightenment takes no time, it can happen in a single, split second.
Facts are true whether or not you believe them.
Muzzle control has to be a religion. You cannot point that weapon at one of your brothers-or yourself. Know where you barrel is at all times, and know the condition of your weapon-loaded or unloaded, bolt forward or to the rear, round in the chamber or not, safety on or off. Keep your finger off the trigger unless you're going to kill something.
Religion is the most inflammatory enemy-labelling device in history.
The only way to reconcile science and religion is to set up something which is not science and something that is not religion.
There are some poisons which, before they kill men, allay pain and diffuse a soothing sensation through the frame. We may recognize the hour of enjoyment they procure, but we must not separate it from the price at which it was purchased.
I don't believe in heaven and hell. I don't know if I believe in God. All I know is that as an individual, I won't allow this life - the only thing I know to exist - to be wasted.