204 Quotes About Orthodoxy

You,—you!” he exclaimed, after a burst of sound that seemed rather like the convulsion of a demoniac, than the mirth, however frantic, of a human being—“you!—oh, there’s metal more attractive! Satan himself, however depraved, has a better taste than to crunch such a withered scrap of orthodoxy as you between his iron teeth. No!

To give free rein to the senses is to shackle the soul, to shackle the senses is to liberate it.

What is progress - progress doesn't mean clinging mindlessly to the traditions of the past, progress means discarding the shortcomings of those traditions while embracing new ideas.

Freedom, freedom and freedom, that should be the mantra for the civilized, conscientious and progressive humanity - freedom from bigotry, freedom from prejudices and hatred - freedom from intellectual blindness as well as orthodox stupidity.

I am the wind, when I flow among the Christians, I am Christian, when among the Muslims, I am Muslim, when among the Jews, I am Jew, when among the Hindus, I am Hindu, when among the Atheists, I am Atheist, but when among the fundamentalists, I am a purifying tornado.

Extreme orthodoxy betrays by its very frenzy that the poison of skepticism has entered the soul of the church; for men insist most vehemently upon their certainties when their hold upon them has been shaken. Frantic orthodoxy is a method for obscuring doubt.

A soul trapped in the cage of doctrines cannot fly.

It's time that illusions, shadows and imaginations are replaced with the irrefutable value of human existence.

Abandon the ceremonies and become an Awakened Soul – a soul that sees no color but the color of joy – no religion but the religion of love – no language but the language of compassion. Become compassionate my friend – become brave my friend! That is true religion. There is nothing else.