“[The writers of the holy books] did not even know the earth revolves around the sun. Why are we listening?” KnowsBookEarthReligionSunListeningHolyHoly Books Author:Lawrence M. Krauss
“Bring thyself to account each day ere thou art summoned to a reckoning; for death, unheralded, shall come upon thee and thou shalt be called to give account for thy deeds.” GivingArtBookHolyAccountsDeedsTheeEach DayThyselfReckoningHoly Books Author:Bahá'u'lláh
“... The decrees of the Sovereign Ordainer, as related to fate and predestination, are of two kinds. Both are to be obeyed and accepted. The one is irrevocable, the other is, as termed by men, impending. To the former all must unreservedly submit, inasmuch as it is fixed and settled. God however, is able to alter or repeal it. As the harm that must result from such a change will be greater than if the decree had remained unaltered, all, therefore, should willingly acquiesce in what God hath willed and confidently abide by the same.” IfsMenShouldKindTwoBookAbleResultsGreaterFateHolyHarmAcceptedFormerFixedRelatedSubmitSovereignDecreeIrrevocablePredestinationHoly Books Author:Bahá'u'lláh
“Unto each one hath been prescribed a preordained measure, as decreed in God's mighty and guarded Tablets. All that which ye potentially possess can, however, be manifested only as a result of your own volition.” BookResultsHolyGuardedTabletsVolitionHoly Books Author:Bahá'u'lláh
“The wisdom of the appearance of the spirit in the body is this: the human spirit is a Divine Trust, and it must traverse all conditions, for its passage and movement through the conditions of existence will be the means of its acquiring perfections.” HumansMeanBookBodySpiritExistenceConditionsMovementDivineHolyPerfectionAppearancePassagesHuman SpiritHoly BooksTraverse Author:Abdu'l-Bahá
“The human spirit may be likened to the bounty of the sun shining on a mirror. The body of man, ... grows and develops through the animal spirit.” MenHumansMayBookBodySpiritGrowsAnimalSunHolyMirrorsShiningHuman SpiritBountyHoly BooksAnimal Spirits Author:Abdu'l-Bahá
“This perfected body can be compared to a mirror, and the human spirit to the sun. Nevertheless, if the mirror breaks, the bounty of the sun continues; and if the mirror is destroyed or ceases to exist, no harm will happen to the bounty of the sun, which is everlasting. This spirit has the power of discovery; it encompasses all things.” IfsHumansBookBodyHappensSpiritBreakSunHolyDiscoveryAll ThingsMirrorsHarmCeaseDestroyedNeverthelessEverlastingHuman SpiritBountyHoly Books Author:Abdu'l-Bahá
“In the beginning of his human life man was embryonic in the world of the matrix. There he received capacity and endowment for the reality of human existence. The forces and powers necessary for this world were bestowed upon him in that limited condition. In this world he needed eyes; he received them potentially in the other. He needed ears; he obtained them there in readiness and preparation for his new existence. The powers requisite in this world were conferred upon him in the world of the matrix.” MenWorldHumansBookRealityEyeForceExistenceConditionsThis WorldNeededHolyCapacityEarsPreparationHuman LifeHuman ExistenceReadinessEndowmentHoly BooksForce And Power Author:Abdu'l-Bahá
“Therefore, in this world he must prepare himself for the life beyond. That which he needs in the world of the Kingdom must be obtained here. Just as he prepared himself in the world of the matrix by acquiring forces necessary in this sphere of existence, so, likewise, the indispensable forces of the divine existence must be potentially attained in this world.” WorldNeedsBookForceExistenceThis WorldDivineHolyPreparedKingdomsSpheresIndispensableHoly Books Author:Abdu'l-Bahá
“That world beyond is a world of sanctity and radiance; therefore, it is necessary that in this world he should acquire these divine attributes. In that world there is need of spirituality, faith, assurance, the knowledge and love of God. These he must attain in this world so that after his ascension from the earthly to the heavenly Kingdom he shall find all that is needful in that eternal life ready for him.” WorldNeedsShouldBookSpiritualityThis WorldDivineReadyHolyEternalAnd LoveKingdomsGod LoveAcquireHeavenlyAttributesAssuranceEternal LifeSanctityRadianceAscensionHoly Books Author:Abdu'l-Bahá
“The mind and spirit of man advance when he is tried by suffering. ... so suffering and tribulation free man from the petty affairs of this worldly life until he arrives at a state of complete detachment.” MenMindBookStatesSpiritSufferingHolyAffairWorldlyPettyDetachmentFree ManTribulationWorldly LifeHoly Books Author:Abdu'l-Bahá
“Pakistan tries mentally challenged girl of blasphemy against the Holy Book. India arrests kids for posts on Facebook. Morbid competition?” TryingBookKidsLawGirlHolyIndiaCompetitionPostsPakistanBlasphemyMorbidHoly BooksTry Me Author:Kabir Bedi
“The Holy Book of the living God suffers more from its exponents today than from its opponents.” BookTodaySufferingHolyBibleOpponentsBiblicalHoly BooksExponents Book:Why Revival Tarries Source: Why Revival Tarries
“...the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.” BookSpiritReturnHolyDustHoly BooksTurn To God Author:Moses
“... Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me... Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” BookEvilHouseWalksLordForeverHolyGoodnessBibleShadowAnd LoveValleysFollow MeHoly BooksShadow Of DeathFear No EvilValley Of Death Author:David
“First of all there will appear to you, swifter than lightning, the luminous splendor of the colorless light of Emptiness, and that will surround you on all sides. ...Try to submerge yourself in that light, giving up all belief in a separate self, all attachment to your illusory ego.” GivingTryingFirstsBookSelfLightBeliefSidesHolyEgoGiving UpEmptinessAttachmentSurroundLightningSplendorLuminousIllusoryHoly BooksColorless Author:Gautama Buddha
“Buddhas and Bodhisattvas will for seven days appear to you in their benign and peaceful aspect. Their light will shine upon you, ... Wonderful and delightful though they are, The Buddhas may nevertheless frighten you. Do not give in to your fright! Do not run away! Serenely contemplate the spectacle before you! Overcome your fear, and feel no desire! Realize that these are the rays of the grace of the Buddhas, who come to receive you into their Buddha-realms. Pray to them with intense faith and humility.” GivingFeelsMayBookLightRunningDesireRealizingGraceWonderfulHumilityPrayingHolyAspectOvercomingShiningSevenIntensePeacefulRealmsRaysRunning AwayContemplatingNeverthelessDelightfulFrightBenignSeven DaysHoly BooksBodhisattva Author:Gautama Buddha
“But if you miss it, you will next be confronted with the angry deities, ... threatening you and barring your passage ... because you turned a deaf ear to the saving truths of religion. All these forms are strange to you, ... they terrify you, ... and yet it is you who have created them. Do not give in to your fright, ... flee them not! They are but ... the contents of your own mind... If at this point you should manage to understand that, ... and you will find yourself in a paradise among the angels.” IfsGivingShouldMindBookFormNextMissingStrangeHolyAngelEarsAngryManageSavingParadiseFinding YourselfPassagesThreateningDeafDeitiesFrightHoly BooksDeaf Ears Author:Gautama Buddha
“The judgment: You are now before Yama, King of the Dead. In vain will you try to...deny or conceal the evil deeds you have done. ... the mirror in which Yama seems to read your past is your own memory, and also his judgment is your own. It is you yourself who pronounce your own judgment.” TryingBookDoneSeemsPastEvilMemoriesKingsHolyJudgmentMirrorsDeedsDenyVainOur PastYour PastHoly Books Author:Gautama Buddha
“Take any country that has laws against hate crimes, inspiring hatred and genocide and so on. The first thing they would do is ban the Old Testament. There's nothing like it in the literary canon that exalts genocide, to that extent. And it's not a joke either. Like where I live, New England, the people who liberated it from the native scourge were religious fundamentalist lunatics, who came waving the holy book, declaring themselves to be the children of Israel who are killing the Amalekites, like God told them.” PeopleFirstsChildrenBookCountryLawHateReligiousCrimeHolyJokesHatredEnglandKillingIsraelNativeGenocideTestamentLiberatedBansOld TestamentHate CrimeFundamentalistNew EnglandDeclaringCanonScourgeHoly Books Author:Noam Chomsky
“Religious fanatics want people to switch off their own minds, ignore the evidence, and blindly follow a holy book based upon private 'revelation'.” PeopleWantMindBookReligiousHolyEvidenceRevelationsFanaticsHoly BooksReligious Fanatics Author:Richard Dawkins
“In fact, for a period stretching over seven hundred years, the international language of science was Arabic. For this was the language of the Qur'an, the holy book of Islam, and thus the official language of the vast Islamic Empire that, by the early eighth century CE, stretched from India to Spain.” YearsBookFactsLanguageCenturyPeriodsHolyHundredIndiaIslamSevenInternationalOfficialsIslamicEmpiresSpainStretchingHoly BooksInternational Language Author:Jim Al-Khalili
“You may be asking yourself, 'Am I the right type of person to go to this rally?' The fact that you would even stop to ask yourself that question, as opposed to, let's say, just jumping up, grabbing the nearest stack of burnable holy books, strapping on a diaper and pointing your car towards D.C. -- that means I think you just might be right for it.” ThinkingMayMeanPersonsBookFactsMightAsksCarTypeHolyAskingJumpingPointingDiapersGrabbingHoly BooksMight Is Right Author:Jon Stewart
“Some people spend their entire lives devoted to a religion that claims to be the ‘right’ religion... they often deny scientific evidence that contradicts their archaic holy books, they sometimes oppress those who disagree with them, and they always do what they do in the name of an unknowable deity... but sometimes, they wake up. Occasionally, they realize that all religions are man-made and that none of them are ‘right.’ And when they do, they can live happy and fulfilling lives without dogma and without anticipating or fearing an afterlife.” PeopleMenMadeBookSometimesNamesRealizingHolyEvidenceClaimsWake UpDenyDisagreeAfterlifeDogmaDevotedFulfillingDeitiesHoly BooksFulfilling LifeScientific EvidenceLive Happy Author:David G. McAfee
“The Bible is the best of books, and I wish it were in the hands of every one. It is indispensable to the safety and permanence of our institutions. A free government can not exist without religion and morals, and there cannot be morals without religion. Especially should the Bible be placed in the hands of the young. It is the best school book in the world. I would that all our people were brought up under the influence of that holy book.” PeopleWorldShouldBookHandsGovernmentSchoolYoungWishEducationMoralInfluenceHolySafetyInstitutionsCan NotIndispensablePermanenceFree GovernmentHoly BooksBest School Author:Zachary Taylor
“Many Muslims may not seek to kill the infidel, but they don't want to condemn those carrying out the holy book command.” WantMayBookHolyCommandInfidelHoly Books Author:Monica Crowley
“The cynic about human nature might say that religious morality is an effective way of keeping people in line. The threat of hell, the reward of heaven, but the rules of the holy books are out of date and often barbaric.” PeopleWayHumansBookMightReligionHeavenReligiousLinesHellHuman NatureMoralityHolyThreatRewardsCynicBarbaricHoly Books Author:Richard Dawkins
“Every religion ... has rituals, practices, holy writings or traditions, etc. Nothing like that has ever developed from Atheism. There are no holy men, holidays or holy books and no agreed-upon canons of faith. In fact, the only thing you can get some Atheists to agree upon is that there is no god.” MenWritingBookFactsReligionPracticeAtheismHolyTraditionAgreeAtheistEtcHolidayRitualThere Is No GodCanonHoly BooksHoly ManAgree Upon Author:Darrel Ray
“To me, my husband was my son's murderer. He was also my daughter's molester. A parasite nibbling on the Holy Book, he was Lucifer, holding me by the throat and driving me to sin every night. He was Bhai's destroyer, Amma Sain's tormentor, Ma's humbler and the people's exploiter. He was the rapist of orphans and the fiend that fed on the weak. But over and above all this, he was known to be the man closest to Allah, the one who could reach Him and save us.” PeopleMenBookNightSinKnownHe ManSonHolyHusbandDaughterWeakDrivingFedsMy DaughterMy HusbandMy SonThroatEvery NightMentorClosestMurdererOrphanDestroyersLuciferParasitesHoly BooksNibblingAmma Author:Tehmina Durrani
“We came to say, the Quran is our constitution, we are committed to God and his holy book. God willing, should they try to carry out their crime against the Quran, God will tear their state apart and they will become God's lesson to anyone who tries to desecrate the holy book.” ShouldTryingBookStatesCrimeTearsWillingHolyLessonsConstitutionCommittedGods WillQuranHoly Books Author:Ismail Haniyeh
“Civil disobedience is not accepted by religion and the state does not accept it and there are many verses in the Holy Book that talk of following the ruler.” DoeBookStatesAcceptingHolyFollowingAcceptedRulersVersesDisobedienceCivil DisobedienceHoly Books Author:Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
“The holy book is implanted in the hearts and minds of all the Muslims. Humiliation of the holy book represents the humiliation of our people.” PeopleMindHeartBookHolyHumiliationHeart And MindHoly Books Author:Hamid Karzai