Pema Chodron Quotes

I believe that you always have to believe. It's the only way; after all we both believe that we will do this exhibition. But I can't believe in God, as such, he's either too big or too small for me, and always incomprehensible, unbelievable.

Doubt is not the opposite of faith; it is one element of faith.

I have a very strong belief in God.

Your faith is what you believe, not what you know.

I believe in God, but I'm not too clear on the other details.

Faith doesn't mean that you don't have doubts.

Doubt is faith's shadow.

Religion consists in a set of things which the average man thinks he believes and wishes he was certain of.

Faith is a principle which hath its root deeper feeling. We believe, whether we see or not.

I choose to believe in God, but I have serious doubts.

Faith: a firm belief for which there is no evidence.

The inventory of my faith for this lower world is soon made out. I believe in Him who made it.

What do I believe? I believe in God, if he exists.

Faith to me it’s believe without seeing, it’s how you live your life, how you are authentic.

It is hard to see how a great man can be an atheist. . . . We need to feel that behind us is intelligence and love.

There Lives More Faith in Honest Doubt, Believe Me, Than Half the Creeds. - Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Faith and doubt go hand in hand, they are complementaries. One who never doubts will never truly believe.

Doubt is the vestibule of faith.

Will the others see you too?" asked Lucy. "Certainly not at first," said Aslan. "Later on, it depends." "But they won’t believe me!" said Lucy. "It doesn’t matter.

Fear and faith have something in common. They both ask us to believe in something we cannot see.

Faith is never identical with piety.

Faith is what replaces doubt in my dictionary.

I am one of those who would rather sink with faith than swim without it.

Sometimes I have a hard time distinguishing between faith and hope.

Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother.