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The motive of fear is the be-all and end-all of religion.
-H. L. Mencken
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The Motive Of Fear Is The Be-all

H. L. Mencken
The motive of fear is the be-all and end-all of religion.
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I talk to groups studying the most advanced spiritual teachings and sometimes these people wonder why nothing is happening in their lives. their motive is the attainment of inner peace for themselves - which of course is a selfish motive. you will not find it with this motive. the motive, if you are to find inner peace, must be an outgoing motive. service, of course, service. giving, not getting. your motive must be good if your work is to have good effect. the secret of life is being of service.
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We fear the past, present and future. we fear the unknown, we fear not having enough, losing what we have, not having what we want. we fear what will become of us and those that we care for. we fear what others think of us and what they don't think of us. we fear, fear, fear and therefore we are controllable through the manipulation of all that we fear. the present war on terror is the war of fear. no fear, no control.
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Religion is based ... mainly upon fear ... fear of the mysterious, fear of defeat, fear of death. fear is the parent of cruelty, and therefore it is no wonder if cruelty and religion have gone hand in hand. my own view on religion is that of lucretius. i regard it as a disease born of fear and as a source of untold misery to the human race.
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I have no fear, no fear at all. i wake up, and i have no fear. i go to bed without fear. fear, fear, fear, fear. yes, 'fear' is a word that is not in my vocabulary.
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