And if God had not repelled some men by others, the earth would have been corrupted.
-Quran "Quran"
And if God had not repelled some men by others, the earth would have been corrupted.
By the cross we, too, are crucified with Christ; but alive in Christ. We are no more rebels, but servants; no more servants, but sons!
From the solemn gloom of the temple children run out to sit in the dust. God watches them play and forgets the priest.
God has no religion.
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.
The devotee engages to the best of his ability into the play of life, fulfilling his role on this earth as student, employee, husband, wife, parent, neighbor, and community servant. But at the heart of the devotee is a burning desire for the Lord.
God can never be a definition. He is more than even the entirety of the dictionary.
-Terri Guillemets
To uphold righteousness, so supreme an act did he perform; he gave his head, but did not utter a word of sorrow. For the sake of righteousness, he did this great heroic deed; he laid down his life but not the principles… Guru Tegh Bahadur broke his earthly vase on the head of the Emperor of Delhi – and went to the abode of God.
A virtuous person fears God without being afraid of him.
-Immanuel Kant
To work without attachment is to work without the expectation of reward or fear of any punishment in this world or the next. Work so done is a means to the end, and God is the end.
-Ramakrishna Paramahamsa