I have never met a happy atheist. I believe in separation of church and state, but I think we have gone so far over in the other direction of separating church and state. (Turlington Christy)
I consider myself a religious person. God is something very personal with me and I don't flaunt religion in conversation with others. (Turlington Christy)
I am basically a religious man. (Turlington Christy)
Religion promotes the divine discontent within oneself, so that one tries to make oneself a better person and draw oneself closer to God. (Turlington Christy)
I was raised Catholic until I was old enough to say no. (Turlington Christy)
I was raised Irish Catholic, but I don't consider myself Irish Catholic: I consider myself me, an American. (Turlington Christy)
All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives. (Turlington Christy)
My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.
Dalai Lama (Turlington Christy)
This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness. (Turlington Christy)
Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion. (Turlington Christy)
As long as you look for a Buddha somewhere else, you'll never see that your own mind is the Buddha. (Turlington Christy)
Buddha means awareness, the awareness of body and mind that prevents evil from arising in either. (Turlington Christy)
Buddhas don't practice nonsense. (Turlington Christy)
Buddhas move freely through birth and death, appearing and disappearing at will. (Turlington Christy)
But deluded people don't realize that their own mind is the Buddha. They keep searching outside. (Turlington Christy)
If you use your mind to look for a Buddha, you won't see the Buddha. (Turlington Christy)
Many roads lead to the path, but basically there are only two: reason and practice. (Turlington Christy)
Mortals liberate Buddhas and Buddhas liberate mortals. (Turlington Christy)
Neither gods nor men can foresee when an evil deed will bear its fruit. (Turlington Christy)
Not suffering another existence is reaching the Way. (Turlington Christy)
The Buddha is your real body, your original mind. (Turlington Christy)
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