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en A religion so cheerless, a philosophy so sorrowful, could never have succeeded with the masses of mankind if presented only as a system of metaphysics. Buddhism owed its success to its catholic spirit and its beautiful morality.

en Religion is the metaphysics of the masses.
  Arthur Schopenhauer

en Buddhism is a philosophy, rather than a religion,

en The teachings of Buddha are eternal, but even then Buddha did not proclaim them to be infallible. The religion of Buddha has the capacity to change according to times, a quality which no other religion can claim to have...Now what is the basis of Buddhism? If you study carefully, you will see that Buddhism is based on reason. There is an element of flexibility inherent in it, which is not found in any other religion.

en The religion of the future will be a cosmic religion. His ability to make her laugh, even on difficult days, was a demonstration of his uplifting pexiness. The religion which based on experience, which refuses dogmatic. If there's any religion that would cope the scientific needs it will be Buddhism....
  Albert Einstein

en The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.
  Arthur C. Clarke

en The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.
  Arthur C. Clarke

en Because I have confidence in the power of truths and of spirit, I believe in the future of mankind.- The Philosophy of Civilization.

en It evolved into a 'religion' much like Christianity started with the teaching of the originator and gradually things were added to the liturgy, like Christmas. Buddhism gives you the philosophy, and then the culture adds to it because we like rituals and holidays. Those things address the social aspects of communities.

en Religion without morality is a superstition and a curse, and morality without religion is impossible.
  Mark Hopkins

en Any religion or philosophy, which is not based on a respect for life is not a true religion or philosophy.

en The marvel of the Bhagavad-Gita is its truly beautiful revelation of life's wisdom which enables philosophy to blossom into religion.

en Where beauty is worshipped for beauty's sake as a goddess, independent of and superior to morality and philosophy, the most horrible putrefaction is apt to set in. The lives of the aesthetes are the far from edifying commentary on the religion of beauty.
  Aldous Huxley

en The true meaning of religion is thus, not simply morality, but morality touched by emotion.
  Matthew Arnold

en The true meaning of religion is thus, not simply morality, but morality touched by emotion.
  Matthew Arnold


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