Temple Quotes

“This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.”
― Dalai Lama XIV, The Dalai Lama: A Policy of Kindness: An Anthology of Writings By and About the Dalai Lama

“If Music is a Place -- then Jazz is the City, Folk is the Wilderness, Rock is the Road, Classical is a Temple.”
― Vera Nazarian

“Those in whom the Spirit comes to live are God's new Temple. They are, individually and corporately, places where heaven and earth meet.”
― N.T. Wright, Simply Christian

“We are his temple. We do not turn in a certain directlon to pray. We are not bound by having to go into a building so that we can commune with God. There are no unique postures and times and limitations that restrict our access to God. My relationship with God is intimate and personal. The Christian does not go to the temple to worship. The Christian takes the temple with him or her. Jesus lifts us beyond the building and pays the human body the highest compliment by making it His dwelling place, the place where He meets with us. Even today He would overturn the tables of those who make it a marketplace for their own lust, greed, and wealth.”
― Ravi Zacharias, Jesus Among Other Gods: The Absolute Claims of the Christian Message

“Shah Jahan who proved
an emperor to be shorter than a lover,
who turned a grave into a temple
who gave his beloved a place of God
and converted love into a prayer.”
― Suman Pokhrel

“Our thinking will automatically improve when we remember the words of Paul: 'know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and the spirit of God dwelleth in you?”
― Thomas S. Monson, Pathways to perfection;: Discourses of Thomas S. Monson

“You only get one body; it is the temple of your soul. Even God is willing to dwell there. If you truly treat your body like a temple, it will serve you well for decades. If you abuse it you must be prepared for poor health and a lack of energy.”
― Oli Hille, Creating the Perfect Lifestyle

“You may have the dark and cold street life, ruled by the lessor light of the moon. During this time I restore my temple, and later awake to greet the awesome radiance of the sun-star.”
― T.F. Hodge, From Within I Rise: Spiritual Triumph over Death and Conscious Encounters With the Divine Presence

“No Temple made by mortal human hands can ever compare to the Temple made by the gods themselves. That building of wood and stone that houses us and that many believe conceals the great Secret Temple from prying eyes, somewhere in its heart of hearts, is but a decoy for the masses who need this simple concrete limited thing in their lives. The real Temple is the whole world, and there is nothing as divinely blessed as a blooming growing garden.”
― Vera Nazarian, Dreams Of The Compass Rose

“Do you see this egg? With this you can topple every theological theory, every church or temple in the world.”
― Denis Diderot

“A man of God would never burn or harm a temple of any kind - regardless of religion. A true man of God would see every temple or divine mansion built to glorify the Creator - as an extension of the temple closest to his home, regardless of its shape, size, or color. A man who truly recognizes and knows God can see God in all things.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“Appeasement as a policy soon failed. The powerful Babylonian empire, desiring the vast treasures stored in Jerusalem’s Temple, conquered the Holy Land in 586 BCE—razing the building to its foundations. The once glorious city of Jerusalem lay in ruins, a physical embodiment of a spiritual collapse. The Babylonians seized not only the Temple’s material wealth but also carted off its human capital, taking the Israelites’ priests, scholars, and skilled elite back to the court in Babylon—where the exiles wept by its rivers.”
― Mohamad Jebara, The Life of the Qur'an: From Eternal Roots to Enduring Legacy

“The risen Lord is the new Temple, the real meeting place between God and man.”
― Pope Benedict XVI, Jesus of Nazareth, Part Two: Holy Week: From the Entrance into Jerusalem to the Resurrection

“A library is a temple of sorts.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Wings and Ruin

“If we were living in a better age they'd build a temple around a woman like that.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, Paradise Lost

“[December 21, 1845. Sunday.]...Elder Kimball showed the right fashion for a leaf, spoke of Elder Richards being protected at Carthage Jail, having on the robe, while Joseph and Hyrum and Elder Taylor were shot to pieces, said the Twelve would have to leave shortly, for a charge of treason would be brought against them for swearing us to avenge the blood of the anointed ones, and some one would reveal it and we shall have to part some say between sundown and dark.”
― William Clayton, An Intimate Chronicle: The Journals of William Clayton

“My body is a sacred temple. I treat it with love, kindness, nourishment, and respect.”
― Robin S. Baker, Esotericism With an Unconventional Soul: Exploring Philosophy, Spirituality, Science, and Mysticism

“My mind rests in
Cathedrals, Palaces, Castles,
Temples, Chateaus &
Graveyards of Undead Ideas -”
― Isbelle Razors

“To feel responsible for each other is no burden. It is, in fact, the only freeing belief. Rest before the Lord is possible only when we lay down the hard labor of convincing ourselves otherwise.”
― James L. Ferrell, The Holy Secret

“Silence is the doorway to the temple of imagination.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Night of a Thousand Thoughts

“The spiritual air of a temple on the mountain is more spiritual than the spiritual air of a temple in the city because spirituality sprang from the mystery of nature itself!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Our prayers resonate far beyond ourselves.”
― Bhuwan Thapaliya, Safa Tempo: Poems New & Selected

“In the geopolitical game of societal development, a temple may yield currency in prayers, and a library invests in the intellectual stock market – and trust me, both the returns are profound!”
― Dipti Dhakul

“God found the church, yet the man saw it necessary for a building.”
― Mitta Xinindlu

“For every church, mosque, and temple you build, if you're not building ten schools and hospitals, to provide affordable education and healthcare, you are serving none but your own delusions, for holiness unfolds in human welfare.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The God Sonnets: Naskar Art of Theology

“In a world full of war and violence be a sacred temple of love and kindness.”
― Debasish Mridha M.D.

“Love is the best gift for the giver.”
― Debasish Mridha M.D.

“Love is the greatest gift a giver can offer.”
― Debasish Mridha M.D.

“Love is the sweetest gift, blessing first the givers heart.”
― Debasish Mridha M.D.

“Love is the finest gift of all,
not for the one who receives it,
but for the heart that gives.”
― Debasish Mridha M.D.