Religion is a search for transcendence. But transcendence isn't necessarily sited in an external god, which can be a very unspiritual, unreligious concept.
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Religion is one dimension of culture, a transcendent element of it.
In Sufi terms, there are two very interesting notions of transcendence. One is to gaze out at the universe and to comprehend that what you see out there reflects what you are. The other one is to look inside yourself and recognise that the universe is present there.
Go beyond science, into the region of metaphysics. Real religion is beyond argument. It can only be lived both inwardly and outwardly.
Religion is absolutely unfathomable. Always and everywhere one can dig more deeply into infinities.
God is a metaphor for that which transcends all levels of intellectual thought. It's as simple as that.
Religion of any form is a sacred matter. It involves the relation of the individual to some Being believed to be infinitely supreme. It involves not merely character and life here, but destiny hereafter, and as such is not to be spoken of lightly or flippantly.
Religion can be one of the greatest impediments to finding God.
Religion is about turning untested belief into unshakable truth through the power of institutions and the passage of time.
It is peculiar to mankind to transcend mankind.
Transcendence constitutes selfhood.
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