Religion is doing; a man does not merely think his religion or feel it, he "lives" his religion as much as he is able, otherwise it is not religion but fantasy or philosophy.
A man may be born, but in order to be born he must first die, and in order to die he must first awake.
A man can only attain knowledge with the help of those who possess it. This must be understood from the very beginning. One must learn from him who knows.
Conscious faith is freedom. Emotional faith is slavery. Mechanical faith is foolishness.