She Was Deeply Passionate About The Sacred

Human Thought Can Literally Transform The Physical World .. We Are The Masters Of Our Own Universe

The Bible Represents A Fundamental Guidepost For Millions Of People On The Planet, In Much The Same Way The Koran, Torah, And Pali Canon Offer Guidance To People Of Other Religions. If You And I Could Dig Up Documentation That Contradicted The Holy Stories Of Islamic Belief, Judaic Belief, Buddhist Belief, Pagan Belief, Should We Do That? Should We Wave A Flag And Tell The Buddhists That The Buddha Did Not Come From A Lotus Blossom? Or That Jesus Was Not Born Of A Literal Virgin Birth? Those Who Truly Understand Their Faiths Understand The Stories Are Metaphorical.

Although I Studied Dante's Inferno As A Student, It Wasn't Until Recently, While Researching In Florence, That I Came To Appreciate The Enduring Influence Of Dante's Work On The Modern World.

Faith Is Universal. Our Specific Methods For Understanding It Are Arbitrary. Some Of Us Pray To Jesus, Some Of Us Go To Mecca, Some Of Us Study Subatomic Particles. In The End We Are All Just Searching For Truth, That Which Is Greater Than Ourselves.

To Live In The World Without Becoming Aware Of The Meaning Of The World Is Like Wandering About In A Great Library Without Touching The Books.