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Karen Armstrong Quotes

It is not difficult to find a religious justification for killing Picture Quote #1

Religion starts with the perception that something is wrong Picture Quote #1

Geniuses are not always pleasant people Picture Quote #1

Respect only has meaning as respect for those with whom I do not agree Picture Quote #1

Religions don’t own compassion; it is a human virtue Picture Quote #1

There must be no coercion in matters of faith! Picture Quote #1

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Compassion is not an option. It’s the key to our survival Picture Quote #1

You are your best self when you give yourself away Picture Quote #1

If your understanding of the divine made you kinder, more empathetic, and impelled you to express sympathy in concrete acts of loving-kindness, this was good theology. But if your notion of God made you unkind, belligerent, cruel, of self-righteous, or if it led you to kill in God’s name, it was bad theology Picture Quote #1

Yet a personal God can become a grave liability. He can be a mere idol carved in our own image, a projection of our limited needs. fears and desires. We can assume that he loves what we love and hates what we hate, endorsing our prejudices instead of compelling us to transcend them Picture Quote #1

Creation stories had never been regarded as historically accurate; their purpose was therapeutic. But once you start reading Genesis as scientifically valid, you have bad science and bad religion Picture Quote #1

Compassion is aptly summed up in the Golden Rule, which asks us to look into our own hearts, discover what gives us pain, and then refuse, under any circumstance whatsoever, to inflict that pain on anybody else. Compassion can be defined, therefore, as an attitude of principled, consistent altruism Picture Quote #1

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We have domesticated God’s transcendence. We often learn about God at about the same time as we are learning about Santa Claus; but our ideas about Santa Claus change, mature and become more nuanced, whereas our ideas of God can remain at a rather infantile level Picture Quote #1

Jesus did not spend a great deal of time discoursing about the trinity or original sin or the incarnation, which have preoccupied later Christians. He went around doing good and being compassionate Picture Quote #1

Religions have always stressed that compassion is not only central to religious life, it is the key to enlightenment and it the true test of spirituality. But there have always have been those who’d rather put easier goals, like doctrine conformity, in place Picture Quote #1

Compassion is not a popular virtue. Very often when I talk to religious people, and mention how important it is that compassion is the key, that it’s the sine-qua-non of religion, people look kind of balked, and stubborn sometimes, as much to say, what’s the point of having religion if you can’t disapprove of other people? Picture Quote #1

Today we often think that before we start living a religious life we have first to accept the creedal doctrines and that before one can have any comprehension of the loyalty and trust of faith, one must first force one’s mind to accept a host of incomprehensible doctrines. But this is to put the cart before the horse Picture Quote #1

Zionism was originally a rebellion against religious Judaism and the PLO Charter was essentially secularist. But because the conflict was allowed to fester without a resolution, religion got sucked into the escalating cycle of violence and became part of the problem Picture Quote #1

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If professional religious leaders can [no longer] instruct..., our artists and creative writers can perhaps step into this priestly role and bring fresh insight to our lost and damaged world Picture Quote #1

Many entire nations are marginalised by the more powerful nations. That is causing imbalance, violence and terror. Women must do their best to introduce another perspective Picture Quote #1

My study of religion, which I regard in many ways as an art form, is a search for meaning Picture Quote #1

At the beginning of the twentieth century, every single leading Muslim intellectual was in love with the west, and wanted their countries to look just like Britain and France Picture Quote #1

I’m seeking to make sense of life, looking for its meaning and how we can have a better humanity Picture Quote #1

Well, the idea of God as a supreme being means that he is simply like us, writ large, and just bigger and better, the end product of the series; whereas this divine personality that we meet in the Bible was, for centuries, regarded simply as a symbol of a greater transcendence that lay beyond it Picture Quote #1

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We should probably all pause to confront our past from time to time, because it changes its meaning as our circumstances alter Picture Quote #1

Ever since the Crusades, when Christians from western Europe were fighting holy wars against Muslims in the near east, western people have often perceived Islam as a violent and intolerant faith - even though when this prejudice took root Islam had a better record of tolerance than Christianity Picture Quote #1

Every single one of the major world faiths, whether we’re talking about Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Darwinism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, have all come to the conclusion that what holds us back from our better self is ego, selfishness, greed, unkindness, hatred. And it all springs from a sense of thwarted ego Picture Quote #1

Compassion is the key in Islam and Buddhism and Judaism and Christianity. They are profoundly similar Picture Quote #1

Compassion is not feeling sorry for others. It’s not soft. It requires an intellectual effort Picture Quote #1

...there is something wrong with any spirituality that does not inspire selfless concern for others Picture Quote #1

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It is not difficult to find a religious justification for killing (Karen Armstrong Quotes) Religion starts with the perception that something is wrong (Karen Armstrong Quotes) Geniuses are not always pleasant people (Karen Armstrong Quotes) Respect only has meaning as respect for those with whom I do not agree (Karen Armstrong Quotes) Religions don’t own compassion; it is a human virtue (Karen Armstrong Quotes) There must be no coercion in matters of faith! (Karen Armstrong Quotes) Compassion is not an option. It’s the key to our survival (Karen Armstrong Quotes) You are your best self when you give yourself away (Karen Armstrong Quotes) If your understanding of the divine made you kinder, more empathetic, and impelled you to express sympathy in concrete acts of loving-kindness, this was good theology. But if your notion of God made you unkind, belligerent, cruel, of self-righteous, or if it led you to kill in God’s name, it was bad theology (Karen Armstrong Quotes) Yet a personal God can become a grave liability. He can be a mere idol carved in our own image, a projection of our limited needs. fears and desires. We can assume that he loves what we love and hates what we hate, endorsing our prejudices instead of compelling us to transcend them (Karen Armstrong Quotes) Creation stories had never been regarded as historically accurate; their purpose was therapeutic. But once you start reading Genesis as scientifically valid, you have bad science and bad religion (Karen Armstrong Quotes) Compassion is aptly summed up in the Golden Rule, which asks us to look into our own hearts, discover what gives us pain, and then refuse, under any circumstance whatsoever, to inflict that pain on anybody else. Compassion can be defined, therefore, as an attitude of principled, consistent altruism (Karen Armstrong Quotes) We have domesticated God’s transcendence. We often learn about God at about the same time as we are learning about Santa Claus; but our ideas about Santa Claus change, mature and become more nuanced, whereas our ideas of God can remain at a rather infantile level (Karen Armstrong Quotes) Jesus did not spend a great deal of time discoursing about the trinity or original sin or the incarnation, which have preoccupied later Christians. He went around doing good and being compassionate (Karen Armstrong Quotes) Religions have always stressed that compassion is not only central to religious life, it is the key to enlightenment and it the true test of spirituality. But there have always have been those who’d rather put easier goals, like doctrine conformity, in place (Karen Armstrong Quotes) Compassion is not a popular virtue. Very often when I talk to religious people, and mention how important it is that compassion is the key, that it’s the sine-qua-non of religion, people look kind of balked, and stubborn sometimes, as much to say, what’s the point of having religion if you can’t disapprove of other people? (Karen Armstrong Quotes) Today we often think that before we start living a religious life we have first to accept the creedal doctrines and that before one can have any comprehension of the loyalty and trust of faith, one must first force one’s mind to accept a host of incomprehensible doctrines. But this is to put the cart before the horse (Karen Armstrong Quotes) Zionism was originally a rebellion against religious Judaism and the PLO Charter was essentially secularist. But because the conflict was allowed to fester without a resolution, religion got sucked into the escalating cycle of violence and became part of the problem (Karen Armstrong Quotes) If professional religious leaders can [no longer] instruct..., our artists and creative writers can perhaps step into this priestly role and bring fresh insight to our lost and damaged world (Karen Armstrong Quotes) Many entire nations are marginalised by the more powerful nations. That is causing imbalance, violence and terror. Women must do their best to introduce another perspective. (Karen Armstrong Quotes) My study of religion, which I regard in many ways as an art form, is a search for meaning (Karen Armstrong Quotes) At the beginning of the twentieth century, every single leading Muslim intellectual was in love with the west, and wanted their countries to look just like Britain and France. (Karen Armstrong Quotes) I’m seeking to make sense of life, looking for its meaning and how we can have a better humanity. (Karen Armstrong Quotes) Well, the idea of God as a supreme being means that he is simply like us, writ large, and just bigger and better, the end product of the series; whereas this divine personality that we meet in the Bible was, for centuries, regarded simply as a symbol of a greater transcendence that lay beyond it. (Karen Armstrong Quotes) We should probably all pause to confront our past from time to time, because it changes its meaning as our circumstances alter. (Karen Armstrong Quotes) Ever since the Crusades, when Christians from western Europe were fighting holy wars against Muslims in the near east, western people have often perceived Islam as a violent and intolerant faith - even though when this prejudice took root Islam had a better record of tolerance than Christianity. (Karen Armstrong Quotes) Every single one of the major world faiths, whether we’re talking about Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Darwinism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, have all come to the conclusion that what holds us back from our better self is ego, selfishness, greed, unkindness, hatred. And it all springs from a sense of thwarted ego. (Karen Armstrong Quotes) Compassion is the key in Islam and Buddhism and Judaism and Christianity. They are profoundly similar. (Karen Armstrong Quotes) Compassion is not feeling sorry for others. It’s not soft. It requires an intellectual effort. (Karen Armstrong Quotes) ...there is something wrong with any spirituality that does not inspire selfless concern for others (Karen Armstrong Quotes)

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