Jason Pickels

“Now,the very idea of this warfare is dramatically unfolded when we
come to the Fravartis of human beings. In the prelude to the
millenniums of the period of mixture, Ohrmazd offered them
the choice from which their entire destiny originates: they
could either live in the celestial world sheltered from the ravages
of Ahriman, or else descend to earth there to be incarnated
in material bodies and struggle against the counterpowers
of Ahriman in the material world. Their answer to
this proposal was the yes which gives their name its full meaning,
most significantly for our purpose: those who have chosen. In
practice the fravarti incarnated in the terrestrial world finally
became identified in religious representations purely and simply
with the soul.”
― Henry Corbin, The Man of Light in Iranian Sufism

“We are life, and life is limitless. Perhaps one can say that we are only alive when we live the life of the world, and so live the sufferings and joys of others. The suffering of others is our own suffering, and the happiness of others is our own happiness.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation

“When an organism appears to be acting against its own genetic interests, we may safely assume that it has probably fallen under the control of some other entity, typically a parasite, which has hijacked the host and is directing its activities toward different ends.”
― Ron Unz, American Pravda Series

“Plato had to make the tremendous effort (it is one of the most exhausting which man is called on to exert) of turning a vague feeling into a clear thought.”
― Owen Barfield, History in English Words