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“Discipline brings freedom. The purpose of meditation is to enable us to hear God more clearly. Meditation is listening, sensing, heeding the… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
“Try as we will to take the “cure” of ineffectuality; to meditate on the Taoist fathers’ doctrine of submission, of withdrawal, of… — Emil Cioran Copy Share Image
“The mystics have always stressed the religious aspect of Islam, the rationalists the other one. All the same, both of them have… — Alija Izetbegović Copy Share Image
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“I became totally absorbed into this forest existence. It was an unparalleled period when aloneness was a way of life; a perfect… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
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“Spiritual assistance isn't there to make things easy and have everything go your way, but to help you grow into the fuller… — Mark Borax Copy Share Image
“For half a century now, a new consciousness has been entering the human world, a new awareness that can only be called… — James Redfield Copy Share Image
“THE MEANS OF GOSPEL RENEWAL While the ultimate source of a revival is the Holy Spirit, the Spirit ordinarily uses several “instrumental,”… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
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“English-speaking practitioners generally use the four following terms to refer to the influence of evil spirits: Oppression – demonic influence which seems… — Michael Freze Copy Share Image
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“Charles Kahn offers the following summary of how a new metaphysics takes shape in Islamic philosophy: 'My general view of the historical… — James Conant Copy Share Image
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