"There's this morbid side to the way many represent Christianity today, where you don't smile, because it's too serious, and you can't expect to see God - that kind of stuff. If there is God, we must see Him, and I don't believe in the idea you find in most churches, where they say, "No, you're not going to see Him. He's way up above you. Just believe what we tell you and shut up.""

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Source: The Mantra 'Keeps Me in Tune with Reality'. Interview with Mukunda Goswami, www.beliefnet.com. September 4, 1982.

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George Harrison was a British musician and songwriter, best known as the lead guitarist of The Beatles, whose work explored themes of love and spirituality.

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