“With the advance of knowledge, therefore, prayer and sacrifice assume the leading place in religious ritual; and magic; which once ranked with them as a legitimate equal, is gradually relegated to the background and sinks to the level of a black art.” ArtBlackReligiousPrayerLevelsMagicSacrificeEqualAssumingBackgroundsRitualReligious RitualsBlack Art Author:James G. Frazer
“Because we remember pain and the menace of death more vividly than pleasure, and because our feelings toward the beneficent aspects of the unknown have from the first been captured and formalised by conventional religious rituals, it has fallen to the lot of the darker and more maleficent side of cosmic mystery to figure chiefly in our popular supernatural folklore.” FirstsFeelingsPainRememberSidesReligiousPleasureMysteryFiguresAspectFallenRitualCosmicConventionalCapturedMenaceFolkloreReligious RitualsMaleficent Book:The Complete Fiction Collection vol III Source: The Complete Fiction Collection vol III
“Truth is not over there, wherever over there is. Truth is neither housed in religious rituals nor secret doctrines, nor in a guru's touch or beatific smile, nor in exotic locations or ancient temples. Truth is quite literally the only thing that does exist. It is not hidden but in plain view, not lacking but abundantly present.” DoeReligiousViewsSecretTruth IsAncientDoctrineTemplesRitualLackingLocationGuruExoticReligious Rituals Author:Adyashanti
“I am not a believer in religious rituals. I was brought up in the Arya Samaj environment which taught us to shun rituals. Puja, of course, but simple, elegant and brief.” InspirationalCoursesReligiousSimplePowerfulEnvironmentTaughtBelieverRitualElegantTaught UsReligious RitualsPuja Author:Dhirubhai Ambani