“Scripture tells us that there will be signs pointing toward the return of the Lord. I believe all these signs are evident today.” BelieveTodayI BelieveLordReturnScriptureEvidentPointing Book:The Reason for My Hope: Salvation Source: The Reason for My Hope: Salvation
“Suttas are not meant to be 'sacred scriptures' that tell us what to believe. One should read them, listen to them, think about them, contemplate them, and investigate the present reality, the present experience with them. Then, and only then, can one insightfully know the truth beyond words.” ThinkingKnowsShouldBelieveRealityBuddhismTruth IsSacredScriptureBuddhistMeant To BeContemplatingSacred Scripture Author:Ajahn Sumedho
“One would think that a system loaded with such gross and vulgar absurdities as Scripture religion is could never have obtained credit; yet we have seen what priestcraft and fanaticism can do, and credulity believe.” ThinkingBelieveCan DoCreditScriptureAbsurdityVulgarGrossFanaticismLoadedCredulity Book:The Age of Reason, etc Source: The Age of Reason, etc
“Sacred Scripture, since it has no science above itself, can dispute with one who denies its principles only if the opponent admits some at least of the truths obtained through divine revelation; thus we can argue with heretics from texts in Holy Writ, and against those who deny one article of faith we can argue from another. If our opponent believes nothing of divine revelation, there is no longer any means of proving the articles of faith by reasoning, but only of answering his objections - if he has any - against faith.” IfsBelieveMeanChristianPrinciplesDivineHolyProveSacredDenyArguingScriptureOpponentsReasoningRevelationsOrthodoxArticlesDisputesObjectionsHereticDivine RevelationSacred Scripture Book:On Faith and Reason Source: On Faith and Reason
“How can one be compassionate if you belong to any religion, follow any guru, believe in something, believe in your scriptures, and so on, attached to a conclusion? When you accept your guru, you have come to a conclusion, or when you strongly believe in god or in a saviour, this or that, can there be compassion? You may do social work, help the poor out of pity, out of sympathy, out of charity, but is all that love and compassion?” IfsBelieveMayHelpingSocialPoorCompassionAcceptingCharityScripturePityConclusionBelieve In GodCompassionateBelieve In YouSocial WorkGuruSaviourLove And CompassionHelp The Poor Author:Jiddu Krishnamurti