Faith does not imply a closed, but an open mind. Quite the opposite of blindness, faith appreciates the vast spiritual realities that materialist overlook by getting trapped in the purely physical.
It's self-centered to think that human beings, as limited as we are, can describe divinity.
I focus on spiritual wealth now, and I'm busier, more enthusiastic, and more joyful than I have ever been.
I believe all religions are becoming obsolete, clinging to ancient concepts.
A doctor today would never prescribe the treatments my grandfather used in the Confederate Army, but a minister says pretty much the same thing today that a minister would have said back then.
I'm really convinced that our descendants a century or two from now will look back at us with the same pity that we have toward the people in the field of science two centuries ago.
The correct description is that we try every day to become more humble when we talk about divinity, we try to realize how little we know and how open minded we should be.
If you are not egotistical, you will welcome the opportunity to learn more.
Three of my children are medical doctors, they know at least a hundred times as much about your body as my grandfather knew, but they don't know much more about soul than he did.
The idea that an individual can find God is terribly self-centered. It is like a wave thinking it can find the sea.
I thought, I'm only going to be on this planet once, and only for a short time. What can I do with my life that will lead to permanent benefits?