Religion SWAs

Romans 12:21

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good

Martin Luther

To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing

1 Corinthians 12:13

For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body

London Yearly Meeting 1928 (Quakers)

We have known the Spirit of Christ so convincingly present in our quiet meetings that his grace dispels our faithlessness, our unwillingness, our fear … This is our eucharist and our communion

Start of Apostles’ Creed

I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit
and born of the virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to hell.
The third day he rose again from the dead.
He ascended to heaven
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty.
From there he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic* church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.

1 Peter 1:3

In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead

Luke 24

Now His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover… Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?

Matthew 28:19

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit

Mark 13

Everyone will hate you because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved

1 Corinthians 12

If one part suffers, every part suffers

Mark 12:31

“Love thy neighbour as yourself”, there is no commandment greater than these

1 John 2:2

He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world

1 John 3:7

But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him?

John Stott, British Anglican Priest

Reconciliation is the heart of the gospel. It is the message that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself

Genesis 1:1

In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth

Psalm 19:1

The heavens declare the glory of God, the skies proclaim the work of his hands

Isiah 66:13

As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you

Luke 1:37

For no word from God will ever fail

John 3:16

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life

1 John 3:16

We know love by this, that He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers and sisters

Exodus 20:13

Thou shall not kill

Gospel of John

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God

Mathew 5:39

If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.

James 2:17

Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by works, is dead

Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

I will try my best to practise meditation. Why? Not only for my benefit, but to benefit all sentient beings

Buddha

The mind is everything. What you think you become

Buddha in Dhammapada

You must show energy

Buddha in Majjihima

What I teach is suffering and the cessation of suffering

Buddha

To Nirvana my mind has gone, I have arrived at the extinction of evil desire

Buddha in Dhammapada

To avoid all evil, to cultivate good, and to cleanse one’s mind - this is the teaching of the Buddhas

Dhammapada 131

He who seeks his own happiness by oppressing others, who also desire to have happiness, will not find happiness in his next existence

Dhammapada 165

Purity and impurity depend entirely on oneself

Bodhisattva vow

However innumerable sentient beings are, I vow to save them

However inexhaustible the defilements are, I vow to extinguish them

However immeasurable the dharmas are, I vow to master them

However incomparable enlightenment is, I vow to attain it

Dhammapada Verse 127

Not in the sky, nor in the middle of the ocean, nor in the cave of a mountain, nor anywhere else, is there a place where one may escape from the consequences of an evil deed

Buddha in Pali Canon

If you walk the path, you will arrive at the end of suffering

14th Dalai Lama

My religion is simple, my religion is kindness

Kamcupamasutta, Majjhima-Nikkaya 1:28-29

Even if thieves carve you limb from limb with a double-handed saw, if you make your mind hostile you are not following my teaching

Buddha

Change is never painful, only the resistance to change is painful