“Too vast is Man and too imponderable his nature. Too varied are his
talents, and too inexhaustible his strength. Beware of those who
attempt to set him boundaries.Live as if your God Himself had need of
you His life to live. And so, in truth, He does.”
― The Book of Mirdad: The strange story of a monastery which was once called The Ark
talents, and too inexhaustible his strength. Beware of those who
attempt to set him boundaries.Live as if your God Himself had need of
you His life to live. And so, in truth, He does.”
― The Book of Mirdad: The strange story of a monastery which was once called The Ark
“The more elaborate his labyrinths, the further from the Sun his face.”
― The Book of Mirdad: The strange story of a monastery which was once called The Ark
― The Book of Mirdad: The strange story of a monastery which was once called The Ark
“Not complete inaction, which is an error, a confusion, a self-delusion, an impossibility, but action full and
free done without subjection to sense and passion, desireless and unattached works, are the first secret of perfection.”
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free done without subjection to sense and passion, desireless and unattached works, are the first secret of perfection.”
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“Ask not of things to shed their veils. Unveil yourselves, and things will be unveiled. Nor ask of things to break their seals. Unseal your selves, and all will be unsealed.”
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“How much more infinite a sea is man? Be not so childish as to measure him from head to foot and think you have found his borders.”
― The Book of Mirdad: The strange story of a monastery which was once called The Ark
― The Book of Mirdad: The strange story of a monastery which was once called The Ark
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