“Gnostics (and Buddhists) have often been labeled pessimists and world haters because of their willingness to look the dark face of the world in the eye. Yet, both of these traditions affirm that there is a way out of suffering… — Stephan A. Hoeller Copy Share Image
I must admit that many humans have a strong need to perceive life as in some sense benign and potentially happy. It is also evident that this need cannot be met if we do not experience a salvific change in… — Stephan A. Hoeller Copy Share Image
“Gnostics (and Buddhists) have often been labeled pessimists and world haters because of their willingness to look the dark face of the world in… — Stephan A. Hoeller Copy Share Image
“Among philosophical tendencies, existentialism owes much to Gnosticism, and today an increasing number of folk in many walks of life profess to being Gnostic.” — Stephan A. Hoeller Copy Share Image
“The created world, including a major portion of the human mind, is seen as evil by the Gnostic primarily because it distracts consciousness away… — Stephan A. Hoeller Copy Share Image
“Bishop Irenaeus of Lyons, a fierce opponent of the Gnostics, attacked them for their spiritual and literary creativity, accusing them of producing a new… — Stephan A. Hoeller Copy Share Image
I must admit that many humans have a strong need to perceive life as in some sense benign and potentially happy. It is also… — Stephan A. Hoeller Copy Share Image
Human beings are not on earth to be citizens, or taxpayers, or socially engineered pawns of other human beings; rather they are here in… — Stephan A. Hoeller Copy Share Image
“Gnosticism is a system of thought based on interior, psychospiritual experience. This being the case, it is not surprising that Gnosticism emphasizes states of… — Stephan A. Hoeller Copy Share Image
“To sum up, salvation to the Gnostic means not reconciliation with an angry God by way of the death of his son, but rather… — Stephan A. Hoeller Copy Share Image
“Marcion did not accept Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John as trustworthy, for he saw many corruptions, interpolations, and falsifications in them. And if Marcion… — Stephan A. Hoeller Copy Share Image
