For those who may not find happiness to exercise religious faith, it’s okay to remain a radical atheist – it’s absolutely an individual right, but the important thing is with a compassionate heart – then no problem.
To be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others
The way to overcome the angry man is with gentleness, the evil man with goodness, the miser with generosity and the liar with truth.
So long as we believe in our heart of hearts that our capacity is limited and we grow anxious and unhappy, we are lacking in faith. One who truly trusts in God has no right to be anxious about anything.
By degrees, little by little, from time to time, a wise person should remove his own impurities as a smith removes the dross from silver.
