Let's worship Divinity, but understand the divinity we worship is beyond our comprehension.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of reverence for divinity while acknowledging the limitations of human understanding.
John Templeton's quote suggests that while it is essential to honor and worship a higher power, one must also recognize that this divine essence transcends human comprehension. This reflection encourages humility in the face of the vastness of the divine, reminding us that our perceptions and interpretations are often limited and that true understanding may lie beyond our grasp.
In practice
During a spiritual gathering, one might refer to this quote to inspire deeper contemplation.
The correct description is that we try every day to become more humble when we talk about divinity, we try to realize how little we know and how open minded we should be. It's self centered to think that human beings, as limited as we are, can describe divinity.
Life is made up not necessarily of great sacrifices or high-level duties but of little things. The smiles, the kindnesses, the commitments and obligations and responsibilities that are given habitually and lovingly are the blessings that win and preserve the heart and bring comfort to one's self as we as to others. This is the ministry of service performed by every useful life.
The correct description is that we try every day to become more humble when we talk about divinity, we try to realize how little we know and how open minded we should be.
The objective of our religious foundations is to teach people that they are hurting themselves when they say they believe something. What we should realize is we know almost nothing about God and therefore we should be eager to search and to learn.
The idea that an individual can find God is terribly self-centered. It is like a wave thinking it can find the sea.
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The best actors just stay in the moment,and whatever happens in the scene is a genuine surprise. You really do not know what's going to happen next. But living that out in life is very dangerous because it throws you into a place where you don't know if you're going to survive.
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