Guest guest Posted August 19, 1999 Report Share Posted August 19, 1999 " Religion is nothing if it be not the vital act by which the entire mind seeks to save itself by clinging to the principle from which it draws its life. This act is prayer, by which term I understand no vain exercise of words, no mere repetition of certain sacred formulae, but the very movement itself of the soul, putting itself in a personal relation of contact with the mysterious power of which it feels the presence--it may be before it even has a name by which to call it. Whenever this interior prayer is lacking, there is no religion; wherever, on the other hand, this prayer rises and stirs the soul, even in the absence of forms or doctrines, we have living religion. " (William James, " The Varieties of Religious Experiences " ) http://members.aol.com/JodyHolly1/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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