Faith

"Once you believe that god is not a private property of anybody, you are on your way to becoming a new messiah. Maybe your own if not the world's"

"There is nothing behind the curtains of religions, people put there whatever their imaginations can fathom"

"Can really anybody put his hand on his heart and profess to know beyond doubt what happens on the other side of this life?"

"Why doesn't the pope convert to Calvinism? Why doesn't the Dalai Lama, convert to Christianity, why doesn't Billy Graham convert to Islam, Why doesn't the Ayatollahs convert to Buddhism, Why isn't Buddhism swept away? Religious leaders know that all religions are equal; they know that no one of them has the monopoly to the knowledge of God. They know that each religion is trying to find the hidden God and that no one religion can claim to have found him beyond doubt. That's why they remain where they are and respect each other."

"Science cannot disprove god. Science studies the things that are. The eternal question is who or what made them to be"

"Spiritual leaders, priests and prophets are lamps burning in the dark, seeking meaning for humanity."

"Give me something to worship whatever.” Cries the human soul"

"Some people are so stiff and inhumane as the dogma's they believe in"

"Every word that comes after "And the Lord told me. . . “is a pious lie"

"Why do religious believers hate unbelievers? The feel threatened by them, they feel besieged by them. Religions consider themselves as separate tribes in their own rights and feel like unbelievers will one day overrun their strongholds"

"Good gods are scarce because the majority of gods are created by evil men"

"Religion should teach about hope to come for all, not terror for some"

"I write about myself so you can fathom a personification of sadness. About God because when you asked me if I were religious I told you faith is what I try my darndest to keep dearest. About fear so that I gradually gain perspectives between the night sky and stars. About love because that concept seems out of reach I am not built with the capacity for much. About a leaf falling because tears are pretty much similar. About romance because hope sometimes settles in the dark. About nature because forces are both abstract and concrete it blows the temple in my heart. About loneliness so I can hear you say I am not the only one feeling that way. I write about feelings so I can cope with the fear that they might one day not be able to come again. About hell because there are odds and possibilities. About us because there are odds and possibilities, albeit lesser. About heaven because days are too warm here I hope it rains tonight. I write about death so when it comes it tastes like rain, at night, in heaven. I write about you so perhaps you won't forget to remember me."

"God sends someone for each and every one of us to help with our loss. We just have to accept it."

"A person’s affinity towards his or her own religious beliefs, has the same neurological qualities as of his or her emotional affinity towards the romantic partner. In fact the symptoms that follow the early euphoric phase of romantic love are often seen in religious people when their beloved religious faith is challenged."

"Religion helps humanity to pass through its darkest times."

"Wonder is the antidote to religion."

"When we are able to systematise and theologise God down to a set of absolute theological principles, I believe that we lose something essential. When our faith becomes nothing more than a stagnant creed or unchanging statement of belief, we lose sight of the majesty and glory of God, the mystery and diversity that gives vibrancy to our faith."

"The moment we begin to believe we have got something about God figured out with certainty is the moment we can be sure we are no longer speaking about God."

"…the weapon he used to transform the world was love."