Do you wish to see clearly and be free?
BASSUI TOKUSHO
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Julia Kellogg HenryJulia Kellogg Henry I am addicted to your madness drunk on your toxic love. Infect me with your poison, lets make storms rage above.
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Abraham KuyperAbraham Kuyper The objective of spiritual advancement is not so much ‘works’ but the quality of life free from ego-consciousness.
Meher BabaMeher Baba There are free men with the spirit of a slave, and slaves whose spirit is full of freedom. He who is true to his inner self is a free man, while he whose entire life is merely a stage for what is good and beautiful in the eyes of others, is a slave.
Abraham Isaac KookAbraham Isaac Kook In any free society where terrible wrongs exist, some are guilty – all are responsible.
Abraham Joshua HeschelAbraham Joshua Heschel It’s hard to be free but when it works, it’s worth it!
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