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Parables Quotes

Ack! Parables. I hate parables Picture Quote #1

Jesus was a brilliant Jewish stand up comedian, a phenomenal improviser. His parables are great one liners Picture Quote #1

One of the best books I've read was George S. Clason's The Richest Man in Babylon, which offers financial advice in a collection of parables Picture Quote #1

Quantum theory provides us with a striking illustration of the fact that we can fully understand a connection though we can only speak of it in images and parables Picture Quote #1

How much more generous it would be if, instead of writing parables about childhood wounds, psychologists were to accept that some differences between the sexes just are, that they are in the nature of the beasts, because each sex has an evolved tendency to develop that way in response to experience Picture Quote #1

No doubt soaring cathedrals, stirring music, moving stories and parables, help a bit. But by far the most important variable determining your religion is the accident of birth Picture Quote #1

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Some of the parables of the Kingdom made wonderful sense, but the exclusivity in the New Testament put me off Picture Quote #1

It is not usually possible in a poem or a story to make the relationship between particular and universal fully explicit. Those who try to do so end up writing parables Picture Quote #1

Jesus did not give the parables to teach us how to live. He gave them, I believe, to correct our notions about who God is and who God loves Picture Quote #1

The Snow Leopard’s Tale is a mystical pilgrimage into that wild country where animal passion and the human heart begin to walk the very same trail. Whether one has been in the business of adventuring, as Thomas McIntyre has, or has enjoyed such adventures from the safety of one’s armchair, The Snow Leopard’s Tale is a haunting, beautifully written, and thought-provoking tale, as all great parables are Picture Quote #1

Jesus kinda fools around and gives you parables. He doesn’t oftentimes say exactly what he means. But in Matthew 25, he’s very, very clear. And he delineates what it takes to get into the Kingdom of Heaven very, very clearly. And he says how you treat the least among us, the least of our brothers, that’s how you treat Him Picture Quote #1

Who doesn’t love the parables? You know there’s a solution, but you have to do some work to find it Picture Quote #1

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Once a Buddha, always a Buddha, Sam. Dust off some of your old parables. You have about fifteen minutes.’ Sam held out his hand. Give me some tobacco and a paper Picture Quote #1

I am not sure how much good is done by moralising about fairy tales. This can be unsubtle - telling children that virtue will be rewarded, when in fact it is mostly simply the fact of being the central character that ensures a favourable outcome. Fairy tales are not, on the whole, parables Picture Quote #1

Since ancient times the term awakening has been used as a kind of metaphor that points to the transformation of human consciousness. There are parables in the New Testament that speak of the importance of being awake, of not falling back to sleep Picture Quote #1

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Ack! Parables. I hate parables (Parables Quotes) Jesus was a brilliant Jewish stand up comedian, a phenomenal improviser. His parables are great one liners (Parables Quotes) One of the best books I've read was George S. Clason's The Richest Man in Babylon, which offers financial advice in a collection of parables (Parables Quotes) Quantum theory provides us with a striking illustration of the fact that we can fully understand a connection though we can only speak of it in images and parables (Parables Quotes) How much more generous it would be if, instead of writing parables about childhood wounds, psychologists were to accept that some differences between the sexes just are, that they are in the nature of the beasts, because each sex has an evolved tendency to develop that way in response to experience (Parables Quotes) No doubt soaring cathedrals, stirring music, moving stories and parables, help a bit. But by far the most important variable determining your religion is the accident of birth (Parables Quotes) Some of the parables of the Kingdom made wonderful sense, but the exclusivity in the New Testament put me off (Parables Quotes) It is not usually possible in a poem or a story to make the relationship between particular and universal fully explicit. Those who try to do so end up writing parables (Parables Quotes) Jesus did not give the parables to teach us how to live. He gave them, I believe, to correct our notions about who God is and who God loves (Parables Quotes) The Snow Leopard’s Tale is a mystical pilgrimage into that wild country where animal passion and the human heart begin to walk the very same trail. Whether one has been in the business of adventuring, as Thomas McIntyre has, or has enjoyed such adventures from the safety of one’s armchair, The Snow Leopard’s Tale is a haunting, beautifully written, and thought-provoking tale, as all great parables are. (Parables Quotes) Jesus kinda fools around and gives you parables. He doesn’t oftentimes say exactly what he means. But in Matthew 25, he’s very, very clear. And he delineates what it takes to get into the Kingdom of Heaven very, very clearly. And he says how you treat the least among us, the least of our brothers, that’s how you treat Him. (Parables Quotes) Who doesn’t love the parables? You know there’s a solution, but you have to do some work to find it. (Parables Quotes) Once a Buddha, always a Buddha, Sam. Dust off some of your old parables. You have about fifteen minutes.’ Sam held out his hand. Give me some tobacco and a paper. (Parables Quotes) I am not sure how much good is done by moralising about fairy tales. This can be unsubtle - telling children that virtue will be rewarded, when in fact it is mostly simply the fact of being the central character that ensures a favourable outcome. Fairy tales are not, on the whole, parables. (Parables Quotes) Since ancient times the term awakening has been used as a kind of metaphor that points to the transformation of human consciousness. There are parables in the New Testament that speak of the importance of being awake, of not falling back to sleep. (Parables Quotes)