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Johann Gottfried Herder
“In the forest of sensible objects that surrounds me, I find my way to becoming master of the chaos of the sensations assailing me only by separating objects from others, by giving them outline, dimensions, and form; in short, by creating unity in diversity and vividly and confidently designating these objects with the stamp of my inner sense, as if this were a seal of truth. Our whole life, then, is to a certain extent poetics: we do not see images but rather create them. The Divinity has sketched them for us on a great panel of light, from which we trace their outlines and paint the images in the soul using a finer brush than that of the rays of light. For the image that is projected on the retina of your eye is not the idea that you derive from its object; it is merely a product of your inner sense, a work of art created by your soul’s faculty of perception.”
Johann Gottfried Herder, Selected Writings on Aesthetics

Adonis
“In terms of Arab culture, the importance of the Sufi contribution lies in its re-reading of the religious texts and the attribution to them of other meanings and dimensions; this in turn permits a new reading of the literary, philosophical and political legacy, which has led to a fresh look at language, not only in the religious context but also as a tool of revelation and expression. Sufis have gone beyond the legacy of the ‘established principles’ to set up the legacy of the mysteries. Another form of knowledge has been established and another intellectual domain.”
Adonis

Soroosh Shahrivar
“As for being a Sufi, I think every Iranian by birth is born one. It is in our blood.”
Soroosh Shahrivar, Tajrish

Adonis
“Image and universe are clouds that cover the sun of meaning, but are, at the same time, a way towards it.”
Adonis

Abhijit Naskar
“Afterlife is about living in people's heart, not in some fictitious paradise. Do something so impossibly human that the humans aren't able to forget you ever.”
Abhijit Naskar, Sin Dios Sí Hay Divinidad: The Pastor Who Never Was

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