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Stellar Theology and Masonic Astronomy

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In Search of Reality (Rosicrucian Order AMORC) by Cecil A. Poole

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“It has been said that war is far too important a matter to be left to the generals. Just so, philosophy is too important to be left to the philosophers, or even to those few students who are by nature inclined to a strong interest in such ...more

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“The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don't wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation

tags: philosophy

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“If there is any religion that could respond to the needs of modern science, it would be Buddhism.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: attributed, attributed-to-einstein-no-source, buddhism, religion, science, unsourced

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“Even if things don't unfold the way you expected, don't be disheartened or give up. One who continues to advance will win in the end.”
― Daisaku Ikeda

tags: buddhism, destiny, happiness, humanism, inspirational, karma, peace, self-reformation

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“I often warn people: "Somewhere along the way, someone is going to tell you, 'There is no "I" in team.' What you should tell them is, 'Maybe not. But there is an "I" in independence, individuality and integrity.”
― George Carlin

tags: cliché, humor, individuality, retort

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“The great mystery is not that we should have been thrown down here at random between the profusion of matter and that of the stars; it is that from our very prison we should draw, from our own selves, images powerful enough to deny our own nothingness.”
― Andre Malraux

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