A man may fulfill the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot answer, and attempting a task he cannot achieve. Dec 06, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Every man is more than just himself; he also represents the unique, the very special and always significant and remarkable point at which the world's phenomena intersect, only once in this way, and never again. Dec 06, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
I used to live in a room full of mirrors; all I could see was me. I take my spirit and I crash my mirrors, now the whole world is here for me to see. Dec 06, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Many of my fellow atheists consider all talk of 'spirituality' or 'mysticism' to be synonymous with mental illness, conscious fraud, or self-deception. I have argued elsewhere that this is a problem - because millions of people have had experiences for which 'spiritual' and 'mystical' seem the only terms available. Dec 05, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
In Buddhist culture, offering food to the monk symbolizes the action of goodness, and if you have no opportunity to support the practice of spirituality, then you are somehow left in the realm of darkness. Dec 05, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
The especial genius of women I believe to be electrical in movement, intuitive in function, spiritual in tendency. Dec 05, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one. Dec 05, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Jesuits make a vow of obedience to the Pope. But if the Pope is a Jesuit, perhaps he has to make a vow of obedience to the General of the Jesuits! I don’t know how to resolve this … I feel a Jesuit in my spirituality; in the spirituality of the Exercises, the spirituality deep in my heart. Dec 05, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Vanity, showing off, is an attitude that reduces spirituality to a worldly thing, which is the worst sin that could be committed in the church. Dec 05, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires. Dec 03, 2024 - Fabian Biese>