30 Wise Religious Words from Figures About Life and Humanity

Kapanlagi.com - Everyone, including you, must have their own spiritual journey. In that journey, you may find wise words of religion that can be a guide to continue the journey. However, you also need time and clear mind to digest every thought you get.

Religious wise words are often not explicit, but able to encourage someone to think deeper about life. Life itself cannot be separated from the relationship between its inhabitants or often referred to as humanity.

If you are indeed looking for religious wise words as provisions to continue your spiritual journey, it doesn't hurt to listen to the thoughts of the following famous figures. By reading these wise words of religion quoted from various sources, you may get inspiration and new thoughts about life.

1. Religious Wise Words from Figures

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Everyone's thoughts about religion are indeed different. Some of them seem so brilliant and can be considered as guidance for a peaceful life. Well, the religious wise words from the following figures may be considered as quite brilliant thoughts.

By reading the following religious wise words, you may gain enlightenment and new perspectives in life.

1. "God does not have a religion." - Mahatma Gandhi

2. "Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind." - Albert Einstein

3. "Even in many beliefs and religions, the musical aspect is considered more important than words or forms." - Sujiwo Tejo

4. "Learning religion is not only to make oneself good, but also beneficial. It's a pity if you are only good for yourself but not beneficial to others." - Jefri Al Buchori

5. "The limit of reason is thinking, the foundation of religion is remembrance." - Buya Hamka

6. "Religion teaches messages of peace, and extremists distort them." - Abdurrahman Wahid

7. "True religion is living truly - living with one's whole soul, with all one's goodness and virtue." - Albert Einstein

8. "Life is one, religion is one, while beliefs are many and diverse." - Amos Bronson Alcott

9. "The wisdom of religion must be translated into a value system for the management of history, culture, and civilization." - Emha Ainun Nadjib

10. "In reality, there are many religions because there are individuals." - Mahatma Gandhi.

2. Religious Wise Words About Life

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Religion is a system that contains teachings that are beneficial for humans. It is possible that wise words of religion are born to stimulate your thinking to continue to develop.

The development of thoughts about religious teachings can be found in the wise words of religion from famous figures. Well, you can read their thoughts through their views below.

11. "It's okay if your knowledge of religion is still limited, it actually makes you humble. Many people who feel they know about religion become arrogant." - Emha Ainun Nadjib

12. "Religion is in the kitchen. It doesn't matter what brand of pan you use in the kitchen, what matters is the food served in the healthy food stall. So the measure of success for religious people is not in their prayers or pilgrimages, but in their behavior." - Emha Ainun Nadjib

13. "Religion is less introduced as good news and a promise of love, but as a whip, punisher, and authoritarian security guard." - Emha Ainun Nadjib

14. "The wisdom of religion must be translated into a value system for managing history, culture, and civilization." - Emha Ainun Nadjib

15. "All religions, arts, and sciences in the world come from the same branch of the tree." - Albert Einstein

16. "We may differ in culture. We may also differ in religion and skin color." This difference shouldn't make us different. Reality has proven that we are the same." - Iwan Fals

17. "Religion indeed keeps us away from sin, but how many sins have we committed in the name of religion." - RA.Kartini

18. "There is no more hatred towards anyone. Any religion, any race, and any nation. And forgetting war and hatred." - Soe Hok Gie

19. "The Qur'an has already established that the true religion in the sight of Allah is Islam. However, it doesn't mean that the country cannot treat all religions equally." - Abdurrahman Wahid

20. "In our land, religion and tradition give meaning, opening opportunities to respect each other." - Najwa Shihab.

3. Religious Wise Words About Humanity

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Religion, often understood as a bridge between humans and the Almighty God. However, in practice, many humans often lose control and harm others in the name of God.

Religious wisdom, if properly understood, can be a controller of such desires. Here are some religious wise words that you can read to find the meaning of religion as well as the controller of human desires within.

21. "Religion is taught to humans so that they have knowledge and the ability to organize life, organize oneself and nature, organize history, culture, and politics." - Emha Ainun Nadjib

22. "Religion is just an illusory Sun that revolves around humans as long as it does not revolve around itself." - Karl Marx

23. "Religion should not be far from humanity." - Abdurrahman Wahid

24. "When a person becomes fanatically religious, their cruelty knows no bounds. Cruelty in the name of God, a strange contradiction, but that's how humans are." - Y.B Mangunwijaya

25. "As far as we know, the most beautiful and sacred religion is Love. And to live according to this noble command, must one absolutely become a Christian? Buddhists, Brahmins, Jews, Muslims, even infidels can live with pure love." - RA. Kartini

26. "Science wants humans to learn, religion wants them to act." - Max Planck

27. "The higher the dignity of the human who embraces it, the higher the dignity of the religion itself." - Abdurrahman Wahid

28. "If humans remain evil even with the presence of religion, what more if there is no religion?" - Benjamin Franklin

29. "Religion does not prohibit an action if that action does not harm the soul." Religion does not command, if the command does not bring salvation and happiness to the soul." - Buya Hamka

30. "This country, the Republic of Indonesia, does not belong to a certain group, not to a certain religion, not to a certain ethnic group, not even to a certain tradition, but belongs to all of us from Sabang to Merauke!" - Soekarno

Well, those are wise words about religion from prominent figures about life and humanity. The views of these figures on religion may be an inspiration for all of you.

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