It is a great injustice

and a monumental

act of cruelty

for any religion

to make someone fear God.

-Hafiz

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. ~ Dalai Lama

I feel that the essence of spiritual practice is your attitude toward others. When you have a pure, sincere motivation, then you have right attitude toward others based on kindness, compassion, love and respect.
-Dalai Lama 

“Nothing is secure but life, transition, the energizing spirit.”  ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

"You don't have a soul. You are a Soul. You have a body."  -C. S. Lewis