Religion

"Peace is present right here and now, in ourselves and in everything we do and see. Every breath we take, every step we take, can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity. The question is whether or not we are in touch with it. We need only to be awake, alive in the present moment."

"Argue not concerning God,…re-examine all that you have been told at church or school or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your soul…"

"Prayer is not an old woman's idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action."

"Happiness is the object and design of our existence; and will be the end thereof, if we pursue the path that leads to it; and this path is virtue, uprightness, faithfulness, holiness, and keeping all the commandments of God."

"To be grateful is to recognize the Love of God in everything He has given us - and He has given us everything. Every breath we draw is a gift of His love, every moment of existence is a grace, for it brings with it immense graces from Him. Gratitude therefore takes nothing for granted, is never unresponsive, is constantly awakening to new wonder and to praise of the goodness of God. For the grateful person knows that God is good, not by hearsay but by experience. And that is what makes all the difference."

"I came to the conclusion long ago that all religions were true and that also that all had some error in them, and while I hold by my own religion, I should hold other religions as dear as Hinduism. So we can only pray, if we were Hindus, not that a Christian should become a Hindu; but our innermost prayer should be that a Hindu should become a better Hindu, a Muslim a better Muslim, and a Christian a better Christian."

"It is truth that liberates, not your effort to be free."

"Sometimes you can see things happen right in front of your eyes and still jump to the wrong conclusions."

"We are saved by faith alone, but the faith that saves is never alone."

"Above all else, guard your heart for it affects everything else you do."

"God allows us to experience the low points of life in order to teach us lessons that we could learn in no other way."

"My concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right."

"Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart."

"The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.."

"Whole life is a search for beauty. But, when the beauty is found inside, the search ends and a beautiful journey begins."

"It is easier to tell a person what life is not, rather than to tell them what it is. A child understands weeds that grow from lack of attention, in a garden. However, it is hard to explain the wild flowers that one gardener calls weeds, and another considers beautiful ground cover."

"My father chose my name , and my last name was chosen by my ancestors . That’s enough, I myself choose my way"

"But fate, as Merlin always taught us, is inexorable. Life is a jest of the Gods, Merlin liked to claim, and there is no justice. You must learn to laugh, he once told me, or else you'll just weep yourself to death."

"All teachings are mere references. The true experience is living your own life. Then, even the holiest of words are only words."

"It is a fine thing to establish one's own religion in one's heart, not to be dependent on tradition and second-hand ideals. Life will seem to you, later, not a lesser, but a greater thing."