When religion and politics ride in the same cart, the whirlwind follows.

Do actions agree with words? There's your measure of reliability. Never confine yourself to the words.

These are illusions of popular history which successful religion must promote: Evil men never prosper; only the brave deserve the fair; honesty is the best policy; actions speak louder than words; virtue always triumpths; a good deed is its own rewards; any bad human can be reformed; religious talismans protect one from demon possession; only females understand the ancient mysteries; the rich are doomed to unhappiness

Knowing where the trap is-- that's the first step in evading it.

Most of us choose our companions and surroundings to reflect ourselves.

The mind commands the body and it obeys. The mind orders itself and meets resistance.

I cry for those not yet dead.