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“26. For it is come to pass that the religions have made machines of the worshippers; the law books have made machines of the courts; the books of government have made machines of governors and emperors. 27. I am sent into the world to make men of men, and women of women. p. 695 28. There is no religion to suit me, therefore I make one. There is no government of the empire to suit me, therefore I devise one. There is no system in society, therefore I make one. 29. I am not sent into the world to destroy what is, or what hath been; there are enough evil men to do that. I am sent to cull the harvest, and to gather choice seed from what now is, and what hath been. 30. For the seed I plant is selected, not to be planted in the ocean, nor on the moon, nor in a far-off country; but to be planted in Chine'ya, and in Chine'ya I will plant it.”
― Ohaspe [1888]
― Ohaspe [1888]
“8. Satan calleth out from a dark corner, saying: Remain thou within the wicked world, and leaven the whole mass. 9. Again he calleth out from a dark corner, saying: Go thou away from the wicked world, and live as an ascetic, praying alone, living alone. 10. Again he calleth from a dark corner, saying: Thou and thy friends are too pure to mix with the world; go ye away privily, and let the world take care of itself. 11. Now, I say unto you: Do none of these things; and, in the same breath, I say: Do all of them. 12. Let your community remain within the world, that it may be a proven example that love, peace, plenty, and happiness are possible on the earth. Let the community be sufficiently ascetic to attain the beatific state, which is the triumph of spirit over the flesh. 13. And, as to the third proposition: Take ye no part in the governments of men, of kings, or queens. Neither fight ye for them, nor against them. p. 691 14. For they live under the lower law; but ye shall live under the law of Jehovih as He speaketh to the soul of man.”
― Ohaspe [1888]
― Ohaspe [1888]
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