"We must be free for the truth; and conversely, to be able to be open toward the truth may be our deepest freedom as human creatures."

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Source : William Barrett (1978). “The illusion of technique: a search for meaning in a technological civilization”, Anchor Books

William Barrett

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“Inner success is the ongoing experience of love, happiness, fulfillment and well-being - the experience of joy in your everyday life.”

Source : Michael Neill (2006). “You Can Have What You Want”, p.5, Hay House, Inc
“She realized all at once that Doon, thin, dark eyed Doon, with his troublesome temper and his terrible brown jacket, and his good heart---- was the person she knew better than anyone now. He was her best friend. --City of Ember--”
“After a great deal of discussion in Soviet literature about the correct definition of a combination, it was decided that from the point of view of a methodical approach it was best to settle on this definition - A combination is a forced variation with a sacrifice.”
“People who minister worldwide to protect and conserve the environment are of no lower status than those who minister to plant churches.”
“People sort of lump packaged-goods video games into all video games. But when you look at total hours consumed and the dollars that are spent on all kinds of games, you've actually seen enormous growth in the audiences the last few years.”

Source : Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com
“A new yogi doesn't handstand on their first try, and a new teacher doesn't start out as a headliner. Be patient, and trust it's all going to add up and unfold in due time.”
“When something dies is the greatest teaching.”
“The dead are silent because they live, just as we chatter so loudly to try to make ourselves forget that we are dying. Their silence is really their call to me, the assurance of their immortal love for me.”

Source : Karl Rahner (1980). “The Heart of Rahner”, Burns & Oates

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