Quotes about Gods

Gods suppressed become devils, and often it is these devils whom we first encounter when we turn inward.

Computers are like Old Testament gods; lots of rules and no mercy.

I am Shiva — this is the great meditation of the yogis in the Himalayas . . . Heaven and hell are within us, and all the gods are within us . . . all the gods, all the heavens, all the worlds, are within us.

Just as anyone who listens to the muse will hear, you can write out of your own intention or out of inspiration. There is such a thing. It comes up and talks. And those who have heard deeply the rhythms and hymns of the gods, the words of the gods, can recite those hymns in such a way that the gods will be attracted. JOSEPH CAMPBELL, Esalen, 1983

If we are related, we shall meet. It was a tradition of the ancient world, that no metamorphosis could hide a god from a god; and there is a Greek verse which runs, The Gods are to each other not unknown. Friends also follow the laws of divine necessity; they gravitate to each other, and cannot otherwise.

The two commandments go beneath social performance and social appearance to the deep, elemental, defining issue of "God versus the gods.

The first commandment is a declaration that the God of the exodus is unlike all the gods the slaves have known heretofore. This God is not to be confused with or thought parallel to the insatiable gods of imperial productivity. This God is subsequently revealed as a God of mercy, steadfast love, and faithfulness who is committed to covenantal relationships of fidelity (see Exod. 34:6—7).

Religion is like a personal computer. You let people in if you want to... We're all gods.

And sing to those that hold the vital shears; And turn the adamantine spindle round, On which the fate of gods and men is wound.

History is littered with examples of men who would become gods, but only one example of God becoming Man.

Friendship is the gift of the gods, and the most precious boon to man.

Only men to whom the family is sacred will ever have a standard or a status by which to criticize the State. They alone can appeal to something more holy than the gods of the city.