It's self-centered to think that human beings, as limited as we are, can describe divinity.
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Three of my children are medical doctors, they know at least a hundred times as much about your body as my grandfather knew, but they don't know much more about soul than he did.John Templeton
If you are not egotistical, you will welcome the opportunity to learn more.
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If we become increasingly humble about how little we know, we may be more eager to search.
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I wouldn't call it radical; I would call it enthusiasm for progress.
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I focus on spiritual wealth now, and I'm busier, more enthusiastic, and more joyful than I have ever been.
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Suppose you went to your priest and asked for help - he would refer you to the Bible, but if you went the next day to your medical doctor, and he referred you to the book of Hippocrates, which was written at about the same time as the Bible, you would think that was old-fashioned.
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