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I use a lot of different words for God - infinite intelligence, primordial, perfection or universal creativity. All of these, to me, are God. And 'God' is a word, I think, that some people feel uncomfortable with, so they can use another word, you know? It's the great mystery.

Words, like nature, half reveal and half conceal the soul within.

A word is an arbitrary label - that's the foundation of linguistics. But many people think otherwise. They believe in word magic: that uttering a spell, incantation, curse, or prayer can change the world. Don't snicker: Would you ever say, 'Nothing has gone wrong yet' without looking for wood to knock?

In fact, words are well adapted for description and the arousing of emotion, but for many kinds of precise thought other symbols are much better.

The word of God is that unto our souls, which our soul is unto our body.

But even in the Christian religion, much of its real meaning is hidden by words that are misleading and symbols that but few understand.

The 'soul' is one of the words you can use to talk about your innermost being, the essence of who you are.

Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute truth.

The word spiritual, not the word religious, is the key.