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Religion

Religion encompasses beliefs and practices across world spiritual traditions. Many traditions converge on the importance of faith and community. They diverge in specifics, offering unique perspectives on core truths.

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As Scripture says, 'Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen' (Hebrews 11:1).
St. John of the Cross
ChristianScriptureFaithHope
Ascent of Mount Carmel, p. 122
Religion unites and never divides.
Baba Hardev Singh Ji
UniversalTeachingReligion
Spiritual Awakening, p. 15
You may believe in a God with form or a formless God, but your faith must be genuine and complete. It is through faith alone that one achieves everything.
Ramakrishna Paramhamsa
HinduTeachingAttainmentFaith
The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, p. 194
This alone is Śiva, this alone is Śiva, this alone is Śiva, this alone is Śiva — by my authority, by my authority, by my authority, by my authority.
HinduScriptureGuruDoubtSanskrit
Guru Gita 97
Non-injury is the highest religion, the greatest penance, and the ultimate truth from which all duties arise.
Vyasa
HinduTeachingTruthRealitySanskrit
Mahabharata, p. 5289
Regardless of their inherent nature, these things cannot help him love God as much as the smallest act of living faith and hope, which is done with selflessness and detachment from all things.
St. John of the Cross
ChristianTeachingAltruismFaith
Ascent of Mount Carmel, p. 266
Have contentment, work with love, maintain purity of mind and body, practice contemplation, and have faith in the Lord, viewing all with equanimity.
Guru Nanak
SikhTeachingContentmentFaithPunjabi
Japji Sahib (Gurmukhi and English), p. 63
My advice is to not strive for supernatural powers or rapid Kundalini awakening. Instead, cultivate devotion to God, have complete faith in Him, and embody a spirit of service to humanity. The Kundalini will awaken naturally.
Swami Sivananda
HinduTeachingDevotionEnlightenment
Bliss Divine, p. 279
Let people act according to their faith.
Ramakrishna Paramhamsa
HinduTeachingFaithHarmony
The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, p. 859
Everything we do, including rituals and rites, is useless without knowledge of God.
Baba Hardev Singh Ji
UniversalTeachingGod KnowledgeKnowledge
Gurdev Hardev Part 2, p. 72
True religion teaches us to come together, rise above all kinds of discrimination, and treat all beings as children of the same Supreme Father, serving and loving them selflessly and genuinely.
Baba Hardev Singh Ji
UniversalTeachingAltruismBenevolence
Gurdev Hardev Part 2, p. 71
The ultimate test of a religious person is their universal love.
Baba Gurbachan Singh Ji
UniversalTeachingLoveObstacles
Flash Back, p. 72
Kabir says, 'No one asks about caste or creed; whoever remembers God becomes God's.'
Kabir
UniversalScriptureOnenessGod
Stream of Thoughts, p. 29
Those who follow faith and self-discipline in the forest, remaining calm and full of knowledge, and living on alms, free themselves from the dust of their passions. They then pass through the gate of the Sun to the place of the Immortal, the Spirit, and the imperishable Self.
Vedic Sages
HinduTeachingFaithKnowledge
The Upanishads — Texts, Translations and Commentaries, p. 182
Our life should become a pure reflection of the supreme life, which is greater than all our potential and actual vitality. The mind should surrender to be a faithful mirror of the superconscient existence.
Vedic Sages
HinduTeachingFaithMind
The Upanishads — Texts, Translations and Commentaries, p. 163
The devotion to Hari is scarce attainable even by the sages, but it can be easily attained by men who constantly listen to this story with faith.
Tulsidas
HinduTeachingAttainmentDevotionSanskrit
Ramcharitmanas — Uttar Kand Part 2 (verses 1023–1101), p. 73
Pilgrimages, yoga, renunciation, wisdom, rituals, penance, charity, self-study, self-control, recitation of prayers, and austere devotion, all of which are praised in the Vedas and Bhagavata, have one single reward: devotion to Hari.
Tulsidas
HinduTeachingDevotionKnowledgeSanskrit
Ramcharitmanas — Uttar Kand Part 2 (verses 1023–1101), p. 73
You are truly blessed, virtuous lady, with a holy idea and a deep love for Lord Rama's feet. Listen to this sacred story, which will end the delusion of the universe, inspire faith in Lord Rama, and help one cross the ocean of worldly existence with ease.
Tulsidas
HinduTeachingFaithHelpfulnessSanskrit
Ramcharitmanas — Uttar Kand Part 1 (verses 949–1022), p. 61
Muttering prayers, practicing austerities, performing religious rituals, doing yoga, fulfilling one's duties, and engaging in various virtuous acts recommended by the Vedas all have the same outcome: they lead to unwavering devotion to the divine.
Tulsidas
HinduTeachingAttainmentContentmentSanskrit
Ramcharitmanas — Uttar Kand Part 1 (verses 949–1022), p. 56
Return to your home, but remember me and follow the teachings of your faith in your thoughts, words, and actions.
Tulsidas
HinduTeachingFaithMindSanskrit
Ramcharitmanas — Uttar Kand Part 1 (verses 949–1022), p. 28