"I must admit that many humans have a strong need to perceive life as in some sense benign and potentially happy. It is also evident that this need cannot be met if we do not experience a salvific change in consciousness, which allows us to perceive a greater, happier reality beyond the world of matter and sense."

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Source : "The Rebirth of Gnosticism: An Interview with Dr. Stephan A. Hoeller". New Dawn Magazine, No.143 (Mar-Apr 2014), beforeitsnews.com. May 20, 2015.

Stephan A. Hoeller

#Strong Quotes #Reality Quotes #Matter Quotes

“You want to do movies that you are proud of - telling a story that you want to tell, not a story that you are forced to. Of course, as an actor, there are some things that you do that you try to forget about, but that's part of the job.”

Source : Source: www.popmatters.com
“Love is a wonderful thing, my dear, but it leaves you wide open for blackmail.”

Source : Jasper Fforde (2003). “Lost in a Good Book”, Viking Adult
“Nothing's a better cure for writer's block than to eat ice cream right out of the carton.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I reckon some parsons have a right to tell yu' to be good. The bishop of this hyeh Territory has a right. But I'll tell yu' this: a middlin' doctor is a pore thing, and a middlin' lawyer is a pore thing; but keep me from a middlin' man of God.”

Source : Owen Wister (2012). “The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains”, p.124, Courier Corporation
“Our lives are full of stress. Some meditate, some walk, some sing and dance. Nature offers us garlic, maitake and hibiscus to relieve stress”
“In the beginning, a monkey evolutioned gay marriage.”
“How do you conduct an intimate relationship where no one ever loses it? Where no one ever lashes out, where no one ever smacks anyone in the mouth?”
“Listen to this, okay? Just listen. You hear that? That's market bacon hitting the pan. Today a child is born unto us, and his name will be bacon.”

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