"Yes, faith, prejudice, fanaticism gives the great force of self-denial. But this happens because one goal is established, the main goal of life and the most accessible, the one that brings with it the fulfillment of the law of life: obedience to the laws of the church, castration, burning your being, destroying the unbelievers and others. Without religion, without prejudices, for the fulfillment of God's law, you don't have to do something specific, something determined, but the most important problems of life are solved by the law of God's love, by the law of love. And such a preoccupation does not bring with it manifestations as fiery as the first.
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Leo TolstoyAll Translations
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Yes, faith, prejudice, fanaticism gives the great force of self-denial. But this happens because one goal is established, the main goal of life and the most accessible, the one that brings with it the fulfillment of the law of life: obedience to the laws of the church, castration, burning your being, destroying the unbelievers and others. Without religion, without prejudices, for the fulfillment of God's law, you don't have to do something specific, something determined, but the most important problems of life are solved by the law of God's love, by the law of love. And such a preoccupation does not bring with it manifestations as fiery as the first.
""Da, credința, prejudecata, fanatismul oferă marea forță a renunțării de sine. Dar asta se întâmplă fiindcă se stabilește un singur scop, scopul principal al vieții și cel mai la îndemană, cel care aduce cu sine împlinirea legii vieții: supunerea față de legile bisericii, castrarea, incendierea ființei tale, distrugerea necredincioșilor și altele. Fără religie, fără prejudecăți, pentru împlinirea legii lui Dumnezeu nu trebuie făcut ceva anume, ceva determinat, ci cele mai importante probleme ale vieții se rezolva prin legea iubirii lui Dumnezeu, prin legea dragostei. Iar o asemenea îndeletnicire nu aduce cu sine manifestări atât de înflăcărate ca prima."