“From Greenland's icy mountains, From India's coral strand, Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand; From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain.” ReligionLandMountainRiversIndiaErrorsAncientGoldenChainsSandFountainSunnyStrandsIcyGreenland Book:The Poetical Works of Hemans, Heber and Pollok: Complete in One Volume Source: The Poetical Works of Hemans, Heber and Pollok: Complete in One Volume
“The essence of science is that it is always willing to abandon a given idea, however fundamental it may seem to be, for a better one; the essence of theology is that it holds its truths to be eternal and immutable. To be sure, theology is always yielding a little to the progress of knowledge, and only a Holy Roller in the mountains of Tennessee would dare to preach today what the popes preached in the Thirteenth Century, but this yielding is always done grudgingly, and thus lingers a good while behind the event.” MayLittlesIdeasDoneSeemsTodayScienceReligionGivenBehindsProgressCenturyEventsWillingHolyMountainEternalEssenceFundamentalsDareTheologyAbandonPopeTennessee Book:Minority Report Source: Minority Report
“The sheer volume of evidence for survival after death is so immense that to ignore it is like standing at the foot of Mount Everest and insisting that you cannot see the mountain.” ScienceReligionFeetMountainSurvivalEvidenceStandingImmenseVolumeSheerAfter DeathEverestInsistingMount Everest Author:Colin Wilson
“Where there is the necessary technical skill to move mountains, there is no need for the faith that moves mountains.” NeedsMovingReligionTechnologySkillsMountainMove MountainsTechnical Skills Author:Eric Hoffer
“Mountains and rivers at this very moment are the actualization of the world of the ancient Buddhas. Each, abiding in its phenomenal expression, realizes completeness.” WorldMomentsEarthSpiritReligionSpiritualityRealizingExpressionMountainRiversAncientAbidingPhenomenalCompletenessActualization Author:Dogen