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My Brain and My Heart are my Temples. My true Religion is Kindness. -- Dalai Lama
This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness. -- Dalai Lama
There is one timeless way of building. It is a thousand years old, and the same today as it has ever been. The great traditional buildings of the past, the villages and tents and temples in which man feels at home, have always been made by people who were very close to the center of this way. -- Christopher Alexander
Colors fade, temples crumble, empires fall, but wise words endure. -- Edward Thorndike
Every man is the builder of a temple called his body. -- Henry David Thoreau
Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness. -- Dalai Lama
I go to temple a lot less than I would like because when I do, people still look at me as if they think it's a publicity stunt. -- Sammy Davis, Jr.
As we come unto Christ and journey to higher ground, we will desire to spend more time in His temples, because the temples represent higher ground, sacred ground. -- Joseph B. Wirthlin
I urge all who have not yet received these greatest of all blessings within the walls of the temple to do whatever may be necessary to qualify to receive them. -- James E. Faust
Temple. One other word is equal in importance to a Latter-day Saint. Home. Put the words holy temple and home together, and you have described the house of the Lord! -- Boyd K. Packer
I promise you that, with increased attendance in the temples of our God, you shall receive increased personal revelation to bless your life as you bless those who have died -- Ezra Taft Benson
The Lord will bless us as we attend to the sacred ordinance work of the temples. Blessings there will not be limited to our temple service. We will be blessed in all of our affairs. -- Boyd K. Packer
There exists a righteous unity between the temple and the home. Understanding the eternal nature of the temple will draw you to your family; understanding the eternal nature of the family will draw you to the temple. -- Gary E. Stevenson
This City now doth like a garment wear The beauty of the morning; silent, bare, Ships, towers, domes, theatres and temples lie Open unto the fields and to the sky; All bright and glittering in the smokeless air. -- William Wordsworth
As we touch the temple and love the temple, our lives will reflect our faith. As we go to the holy house, as we remember the covenants we make therein, we will be able to bear every trial and overcome each temptation. -- Thomas S. Monson
No jot, iota, or tittle of the temple rites is otherwise than uplifting and sanctifying. In every detail the endowment ceremony contributes to covenants of morality of life, consecration of person to high ideals, devotion to truth, patriotism to nation, and allegiance to God. -- James E. Talmage
At the temple the dust of distraction seems to settle out, the fog and the haze seem to lift, and we can 'see' things that we were not able to see before and find a way through our troubles that we had not previously known. -- Boyd K. Packer
To you who are worthy and able to attend the temple, I would admonish you to go often. The temple is a place where we can find peace. There we receive a renewed dedication to the gospel and a strengthened resolve to keep the commandments. -- Thomas S. Monson
Just as our Redeemer gave His life as a vicarious sacrifice for all men, and in so doing became our Savior, even so we, in a small measure, when we engage in proxy work in the temple, become as saviors to those on the other side. -- Gordon B. Hinckley
What I am trying to teach is that when we keep the temple covenants we have made and when we live righteously in order to maintain the blessings promised by those ordinances, then come what may, we have no reason to worry or to feel despondent. -- Richard G. Scott
I have a suggestion: When a temple is conveniently nearby, small things may interrupt your plans to go to the temple. Set specific goals, considering your circumstances, of when you can and will participate in temple ordinances. Then do not allow anything to interfere with that plan. -- Richard G. Scott
Everything that occurs in the temple is uplifting and ennobling. It speaks of life here and life beyond the grave. It speaks of the importance of the individual as a child of God. It speaks of the importance of the family and the eternity of the marriage relationship. -- Gordon B. Hinckley
I urge our people everywhere, with all of the persuasiveness of which I am capable, to live worthy to hold a temple recommend, to secure one and regard it as a precious asset, and to make a greater effort to go to the House of the Lord and partake of the spirit and the blessings to be had therein. -- Gordon B. Hinckley
Temples are an expression of God's love -- Jean A. Stevens
All books grow homilies by time; they are Temples, at once, and Landmarks. -- Bill Vaughan
Temples stand as a constant physical reminder of the grace and goodness of the Father. -- David E. Sorensen
Temples are like spiritual hospitals, and the sinful, who are spiritually diseased, have the first right to be ministered to by them. -- Mahatma Gandhi
Temples also take into consideration an ability to pay and, in a general sense, do not turn people away if there's a need,. -- Allan Sherman
If you want to see the real Saints, don't go to the Temples of the Religion, but go to the Temples of the Science! -- Mehmet Murat ildan
Temples are more than stone and mortar. They are filled with faith and fasting. They are built of trials and testimonies. They are sanctified by sacrifice and service. -- Thomas S. Monson
The prime objective of all Initiatory music in the Temples of Antiquity was to bring about physical purification and renewal, mental stimulation and alertness, spiritual exhilaration and Illumination. -- Ambrose
Temples are places of personal revelation. When I have been weighed down by a problem or a difficulty, I have gone to the House of the Lord with a prayer in my heart for answers. The answers have come in clear and unmistakable ways. -- Ezra Taft Benson
Temples and churches have become social centers. They have lost their original purpose because the minds of the people are more attracted to worldly things than to prayer. The lips repeat the prayer mechanically like a phonograph record, but the mind wanders to other places. (23-24) -- Swami Satchidananda
Temples and churches have become social centers. They have lost their original purpose because the minds of the people are more attracted to worldly things than to prayer. The lips repeat the prayer mechanically like a phonograph record, but the mind wanders to other places. (23-24)" -- Swami Satchidananda
Temples have their images; and we see what influence they have always had over a great part of mankind. But, in truth, the ideas and images in men's minds are the invisible powers that constantly govern them; and to these they all pay universally a ready submission. -- Jonathan Edwards
When you think about the scale of human populations all over the world and the fact that there's so much here, really, the only way to be able to visualize that is to pull back in space... It allows us to see hidden temples and tombs and pyramids and even entire settlements. -- Sarah Parcak
The groves were God's first temples. -- William C. Bryant
There were no temples or shrines among us save those of nature. -- Charles Alexander Eastman
Romance is one of the sacred temples that dot the landscape of life. -- Marianne Williamson
Religion is the frozen thought of man out of which they build temples. -- Jiddu Krishnamurti
Now Heaven and Earth are older than the temples, and older than the Scriptures. -- Eden Ahbez
I never go to temples, but when I see a child, I see God in them. -- Kailash Satyarthi
And how can man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods? -- Thomas B. Macaulay
There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness. -- Dalai Lama
If there were no immortality there would be no need for temples. There would be no need for eternal marriage if there were no eternity. -- Gordon B. Hinckley
I acknowledge with great gratitude the peace and contentment we can find for ourselves in the spiritual cocoons of our homes, our sacrament meetings, and our holy temples. -- James E. Faust
Proportions are what makes the old Greek temples classic in their beauty. They are like huge blocks, from which the air has been literally hewn out between the columns. -- Arne Jacobsen
Artists like Bach and Beethoven erected churches and temples on the heights. I only wanted... to build dwellings for men in which they might feel happy and at home. -- Edvard Grieg
I think toilets are more important than temples. No matter how many temples we go to, we are not going to get salvation. We need to give priority to toilets and cleanliness. -- Jairam Ramesh
My hectic work schedule does not often permit me time to visit temples, but my conversations with God don't depend on idol worship. Inside my heart, I have developed and sustained a direct communication with Him. -- Emraan Hashmi
As temples of the Holy Spirit. we should have communion with the Holy Spirit. The work of any believer is not only the work of a human individual, but is actually the work of the Holy Spirit. -- Pope Shenouda III
The Lord showed me, so that I did see clearly, that he did not dwell in these temples which men had commanded and set up, but in people's hearts... his people were his temple, and he dwelt in them. -- George Fox
I'm not a New Age person, but I do believe in meditation, and for that reason I've always liked the Buddhist religion. When I've been to Japan, I've been to Buddhist temples and meditated, and I found that rewarding. -- Clint Eastwood
Among these temples there is one which far surpasses all the rest, whose grandeur of architectural details no human tongue is able to describe; for within its precincts, surrounded by a lofty wall, there is room enough for a town of five hundred families. -- Hernan Cortes
Although prefabrication has a long history - the ancient Romans shipped pre-cut stone columns, pediments, and other architectural elements to their colonies in North Africa, where the numbered parts were reassembled into temples - the idea took on a new impetus with the technological advances of the Industrial Revolution. -- Martin Filler
I grew up in a suburb of Baltimore with an extremely high concentration of Jewish families - where the Levys and Cohens in the high school yearbook went on for pages, where I could count far more temples than I ever could churches. Anti-Semitism, in our cultural biodome, was mostly an abstract concept. -- Jeffrey Kluger
I enjoy art, architecture, museums, churches and temples; anything that gives me insight into the history and soul of the place I'm in. I can also be a beach bum - I like to laze in the shade of a palm tree with a good book or float in a warm sea at sundown. -- Cherie Lunghi
I do believe in God. But you won't find me visiting temples every now and then. I believe in self-realization. Peace of mind matters a lot to me. What's the point in doing something just for the sake of it? I'd rather do something I like doing as long as I'm being true to myself. -- Virat Kohli
When you see the misogyny of hip-hop, it's so horrible, it's so putrid, it's so, you know, odious, that we know, we smell, we see it. The misogyny that is reified, that is reinforced, that is subtly reproduced in corporate America or in church life or in synagogues and temples and the like, is sometimes more subtly dealt with. -- Michael Eric Dyson
You know, I do projects that I really care about. I hope I'll stand by that until the day I die! -- Juno Temple
That's the great thing about the 'Sin City' movies. Each little slot is incredibly meaningful, and each character has their own moment. -- Juno Temple
It's all about the stache, and I have so many fans that offer me tips on mustache wax that I actually really appreciate. I've been able to get some leads on some good products. -- Lew Temple
The thing about being autistic is that you gradually get less and less autistic, because you keep learning, you keep learning how to behave. It's like being in a play; I'm always in a play. -- Temple Grandin
At Temple University, and I'm sure this was the way in a lot of film classes, comedy was not an option, and not considered a serious form of expression. You had to make a film about an issue. -- Tim Heidecker
The Walking Dead' never wants you to get too comfortable with characters and cast members. I think about the time you feel fairly secure with your appreciation of a character is about the time the show will gut-punch you. -- Lew Temple
In historical messianism, the reign of the Messiah is brought about by a Jewish ruler powerful enough to gather the Jewish exiles back to the land of Israel, reestablish a Torah government there, and rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem. -- David Novak
There will always be ways to pay my rent, whether I wind up having to be a waitress on the side or whatever it is, but I think it's so important for me to do things that I'm passionate about. -- Juno Temple
At East Side Jews, we can take a risk because it isn't all about the rules. I started it to create a space for all those people who wouldn't go to temple because they were scared of getting the rules wrong. -- Jill Soloway
It's all about the director for me; we have to click. It's a trust thing. I'll say I'm ready to let down my walls. I'll cry for you as long as you need. But you're going to have to hug me afterwards. -- Juno Temple
In everything I've written, the crime has always just been an occasion to write about other things. I don't have a picture of myself as writing crime novels. I like fairly strong narratives, but it's a way of getting a plot moving. -- Peter Temple
Haiti itself was also photographed, some of the streets, some of the mountains, rivers, streams, etc. were photographed before talking with me about how I felt about Haiti. Then the camera went to our voodoo temple and saw a serious ceremony, a real ceremony. -- Katherine Dunham
In a jazz atmosphere, the audience members were so quiet and respectful of the musicians that you felt you were almost part of a meeting at a church or a temple, where everyone was completely in tune with the sermon and what the whole event was about. -- David Amram
Let's get into talking about how autism is similar animal behavior. The thing is I don't think in a language, and animals don't think in a language. It's sensory based thinking, thinking in pictures, thinking in smells, thinking in touches. It's putting these sensory based memories into categories. -- Temple Grandin
I was so afraid to go out west to my aunt's ranch. But the only choice my mother gave me was to go for two weeks or all summer. I wound up staying all summer. And that's where I learned about cattle. I could relate to their behavior, their fears. -- Temple Grandin
This is a gift. This is a gift from God. It's really like the old Biblical passage that talks about your body being a temple. That's not to say that I've never done anything but I've never abused myself. Never gone over the top for a long period of time. -- Teena Marie
When I was in high school and college, I thought everybody could think in pictures. And my first inkling to my thinking was even different was when I was in college and I read an article about, you know, some scientist said that the caveman could not have designed tools until they had language. -- Temple Grandin
We are all human beings, and we all have insecurities, but it's about being healthy and happy with yourself. I'm not perfect, and I will indulge in pizza and sweets on occasion. The goal is to make the majority of your decisions good for your body. So listen to your body, and treat it like your temple. -- Jacqueline MacInnes Wood
I would never talk just to be social. Now, to sit down with a bunch of engineers and talk about the latest concrete forming systems, that's really interesting. Talking with animal behaviorists or with someone who likes to sail, that's interesting. Information is interesting to me. But talking for the sake of talking, I find that quite boring. -- Temple Grandin
The temples perish, but the God still lives. -- Philip James Bailey
I think toilets are more important than temples. -- Narendra Modi
I'm against the capturing of Eastern Orthodox temples. -- Vladimir Zhirinovsky
Too many temples where we could worship the beast. -- Jethro Tull
The inevitable consequence of love is the building of temples. -- Alex Grey
Our ancestors built temples for their gods. We build department stores. -- David Mitchell
Those whose hearts are pure are temples of the Holy Spirit. -- Saint Lucy
She is a wild, tangled forest with temples and treasures concealed within. -- John Mark Green
Except for our bodies there are no other temples in the world -- Rajneesh
Dhaka the city of mosques has become the city of Hindu temples. -- Delwar Hossain Sayeedi
There were no temples or shrines among us save those of nature. -- Charles Alexander Eastman
We have built a thousand temples to Fortune and not one to Reason -- Marcus Cornelius Fronto
The only thing I oppose is persecuting of Eastern Orthodox priests and temples. -- Vladimir Zhirinovsky
To me, nature is sacred; trees are my temples and forests are my cathedrals. -- Mikhail Gorbachev
One man practicing kindness in the wilderness is worth all the temples this world pulls. -- Jack Kerouac
I looked in temples churches and mosques. But I found the Divine within my heart. -- Rumi
Banks are the temples of America. This is a holy war. Our economy is our religion. -- Giannina Braschi
When one loses the deep intimate relationship with nature, then temples, mosques and churches become important. -- Jiddu Krishnamurti
Hinduism loses its right to make a universal appeal if it closes its temples to Harijans. -- Mahatma Gandhi
The temples are a refuge from life's storms even a never-failing beacon guiding us to safety. -- Thomas S. Monson
Most universities are no longer temples of knowledge, but of power, and true moderns worship there. -- Dean Koontz
So many creeds like the weeds in the sod - so many temples, and only one God. -- Frank Lebby Stanton
One thought of thee puts all the pomp to flight; Priests, tapers, temples, swim before my sight. -- Alexander Pope
I saw some religious people praying in the temples, churches and another just helping on the streets -- Paul karan
To reject the necessity of temples is to reject the necessity of God, religion and earthly existence. -- Mahatma Gandhi
My temples are only in India. When I am in India, I go to the religious ceremonies. -- Zubin Mehta
It is necessary first to purify the drunken and dissolute worshippers in charge of some of these temples. -- Mahatma Gandhi
We expect to see the day when temples will dot the earth, each one a house of the Lord. -- Bruce R. McConkie
There comes Emerson first, whose rich words, every one, Are like gold nails in temples to hang trophies on. -- James Russell Lowell
Americans practice different faiths in churches, synagogues, mosques and temples. And many good people practice no faith at all. -- George W. Bush
Jesus was the temple to end all temples, the priest to end all priests, & the sacrifice to end all sacrifices. -- Timothy Keller
Fill the bowl with rosy wine, around our temples roses twine, And let us cheerfully awhile, like wine and roses, smile. -- Abraham Cowley
The all-important and crowning blessings of membership in the Church are those blessings which we receive in the temples of God -- Thomas S. Monson
And Zeus will destroy this race of mortal men too, when they, at their birth, have grey hair on their temples. -- Hesiod
And how can man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods? -- Thomas B. Macaulay
We build our temples for tomorrow, strong as we know how, and we stand on top of the mountain, free within ourselves. -- Langston Hughes
Creed and opinion change with time, and their symbols perish; but Literature and its temples are sacred to all creeds and inviolate. -- Mark Twain
Silly of me not to have realized it. One often finds Greek temples lurking in the woods of English estates. Sneaky things, temples. -- Victoria Alexander
Running away for fear of death, leaving one's dear ones, temples or music to take care of themselves, is irreligion; it is cowardice. -- Mahatma Gandhi
Lightning will wreck its displeasures not only upon pillars, trees, and sheep, but upon altars and temples, and let the sacrilegious go free. -- Seneca the Younger
Everyone's so nice in Thailand, and it's a beautiful place - the temples, the culture. But everyone's so nice that it's almost inefficient. -- Scot Armstrong
I don't build no heathen temples, where the Lord has done laid a hand. There's a well on the hill, let it be. -- James Taylor

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