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Such is the relationship between Īśvara and oṁ; it is not a culturally agreed upon designation. Īśvara was known by the syllable oṁ in previous creations, and will be for all eternity; it is an eternal designation not assigned by human convention or socially agreed upon usage
Edwin F. Bryant • The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali: A New Edition, Translation, and Commentary
"Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844–1900) had a magnificent mustache and a peculiar relationship with animals. On the one hand, he pitied animals because, as he wrote in Untimely Meditations, they “cling to life, blindly and madly, with no other aim...with all the perverted desire of the fool.” (Justin Gregg, If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal)
Com esses três “ídolos”, como dirá Nietzsche, foi possível salvar a fé: conciliando a vida e o ideal, sacrificando-a eventualmente por ele, foi possível preservar a certeza de se “salvar”, passando pela última via de acesso à eternidade.
Luc Ferry • Aprender a viver: Filosofia para os novos tempos (Portuguese Edition)
His mother’s name was Jerusha daughter of Zadok.
C. S. Lewis • The C. S. Lewis Bible: For Reading, Reflection, and Inspiration
” And Zarathustra stood still and reflected. At last he said sadly: “Everything has become smaller! Everywhere I see lower gates: those who are of my kind probably still go through, but they must stoop. Oh, when shall I get back to my homeland, where I need no longer stoop—no longer stoop before those who are small?” And Zarathustra sighed and look
... See moreFriedrich Nietzsche • The Portable Nietzsche (Portable Library)
” “O my animals,” replied Zarathustra, “chatter on like this and let me listen. It is so refreshing for me to hear you chattering: where there is chattering, there the world lies before me like a garden. How lovely it is that there are words and sounds! Are not words and sounds rainbows and illusive bridges between things which are eternally apart?
Friedrich Nietzsche • The Portable Nietzsche (Portable Library)
Marcus Aurelius is persuaded that God gives every man a special daemon as his guide—a belief which reappears in the Christian guardian angel. He finds comfort in the thought of the universe as a closely-knit whole; it is, he says, one living being, having one substance and one soul. One of his maxims, is: “Frequently consider the connection of all
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