Quote by Karen Armstrong
I am not interested in the afterlife. Religion is supposed to be a

I am not interested in the afterlife. Religion is supposed to be about losing your ego, not preserving it eternally in optimum conditions. – Karen Armstrong

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Now I think one of the reasons why religion developed in the way that it did over the centuries was precisely to curb this murderous bent that we have as human beings. – Karen Armstrong

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Religion
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Mythology and science both extend the scope of human beings. Like science and technology, mythology, as we shall see, is not about opting out of this world, but about enabling us to live more intensely within it. – Karen Armstrong

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Compassion is a practically acquired knowledge, like dancing. You must do it and practice diligently day by day. – Karen Armstrong

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The secret of a persons nature lies in their religion and what they really believes about the world and their place in it. – James Anthony Froude

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Go beyond science, into the region of metaphysics. Real religion is beyond argument. It can only be lived both inwardly and outwardly. – Swami Sivananda

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A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion. – Mahatma Gandhi

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I mean, I went to a Catholic boys school for a year, but that was to play hockey. Religion class was quite contentious for me. – Keanu Reeves

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