How you see yourself in relation to yourself and others and your Creator is the most important thing there is because you think most clearly only if you are at peace with yourself and your Creator.
John M. Templeton
How You See Yourself
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“Religious views are important to whatever anyone does–investing, writing articles, anything. How you see yourself in relation to yourself and others and your Creator, why, it’s the most important thing there is because you think most clearly only if you are at peace with yourself and your Creator.“
John M. Templeton
Moore, Gary D. Ten Golden Rules for Financial Success. Zondervan Publishing House, 1996, p. 187 [John M. Templeton, 1978 Forbes magazine interview].
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John M. Templeton
As a member of the Presbyterian Church, Templeton was dedicated to his faith. However, Templeton eschewed dogma and declared relatively little was known about the divine through scripture, espousing what he called a “humble approach” to theology and remaining open to the benefits and values of other faiths. Commenting on his commitment to what he called spiritual progress, “But why shouldn’t I try to learn more? Why shouldn’t I go to Hindu services? Why shouldn’t I go to Muslim services? If you are not egotistical, you will welcome the opportunity to learn more.” Similarly, one of the major goals of the Templeton Foundation is to proliferate the monetary support of spiritual discoveries. The Templeton Foundation encourages research into “big questions” by awarding philanthropic aid to institutions and people who pursue the answers to such questions through “explorations into the laws of nature and the universe, to questions on the nature of love, gratitude, forgiveness, and creativity.”
–John M. Templeton [“Sir John Templeton Biography,” The John Templeton Foundation (https://www.templeton.org/about/sir-john, accessed May 2007 and May 2012)].
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“We are trying to persuade people that no human has yet grasped 1% of what can be known about spiritual realities. So we are encouraging people to start using the same methods of science that have been so productive in other areas, in order to discover spiritual realities.”
–John Templeton [“The Devout Donor” by Jessi Hempel in Business Week (28 November 2005)].
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While the vast majority of America’s philanthropic heavyweights choose to address traditional and tangible social needs — feeding the hungry, curing the sick, subsidizing the arts — Templeton has something else in mind. He wants to make an impact on the world of ideas.
Templeton’s controversial goal: to reconcile the worlds of science and religion. … When he hears scientists quarrel with believers, he thinks both sides are missing the broader point. “What I’m trying to do is say: ‘Don’t try to argue — maybe you’re both right’…”
–Jessi Hempel [“The Devout Donor” in Business Week (28 November 2005)].