God brings men into deep waters, not to drown them, but to cleanse them.
-James H. Aughey
God brings men into deep waters, not to drown them, but to cleanse them.
-James H. Aughey
The essence of the offering is that it be analogous to the sin, and that a man offer to God his desires and passions, for this is more acceptable than all.
In our culture we have such respect for musical instruments; they are like part of God.
People do not know what the name of God can do. Those who repeat it constantly alone know its power. It can purify your mind completely…
When you know you own God you will not be in a hurry to get something out of God.
-Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
God Himself told me that the most basic and central truth of the universe is that God is the Father and we are His children. We are all created as children of God.
The moment I have realized God sitting in the temple of every human body, the moment I stand in reverence before every human being and see God in him - that moment I am free from bondage, everything that binds vanishes, and I am free.
-Swami Vivekananda
I am Alpha and Omega, first and last, beginning and end.
You ask: what is the meaning or purpose of life? I can only answer with another question: do you think we are wise enough to read God's mind?
-Freeman Dyson
"The Meaning of Life"
Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man.
-Thomas Paine