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“Ours is an illusionless humanism that cares about protecting our species, especially from itself. We must forgive humanity, and ourselves, for being what we are – neither angels nor beasts...”

God Spirituality Atheism Atheist Humanism

Book:The Little Book of Atheist Spirituality

Source: The Little Book of Atheist Spirituality

“Silence leads to acceptance, which leads to liberation. All of our conditioning is then suspended; so, too, are morals, manners, even simple courtesy. Dogmas, rules, commandments, churches, political parties, opinions, doctrines, ideologies, and gurus fall away. All that remains is reality. All that remains is truth. How free we suddenly feel!”

God Truth Spirituality Universe Freedom Atheism Atheist Liberation

Book:The Little Book of Atheist Spirituality

Source: The Little Book of Atheist Spirituality

“Action is a part of the very reality it transforms, just as the wave is a part of the ocean. The point is not to renounce action, but to act with serenity. Our action will be all the more effective, and all the happier.”

Action Spirituality Atheism Atheist Nonviolence Serenity

Author:André Comte-Sponville

“Mon but n'est pas de penser neuf mais de penser juste.”

Book:Traité du désespoir et de la béatitude

Source: Traité du désespoir et de la béatitude

“L'essentiel, c'est de ne pas mentir, et d'abord de ne pas se mentir. Ne pas se mentir sur la vie, sur nous-mêmes, sur le bonheur.”

Philosophie Le Bonheur

Book:Le bonheur, désespérément

Source: Le bonheur, désespérément

“La liberté de l'esprit est le seul bien, peut-être, qui soit plus précieux que la paix. C'est que la paix, sans elle, n'est que servitude.”

Philosophy Peace Freedom Freedom Of Thought Servitude Liberté Philosophie Paix Liberté De Pensée

Author:André Comte-Sponville

“No, what worries me, I readily admit, is everything (that is to say, anything and everything) - everything, that is, except the All, which I find soothing.”

Worries The All

Book:The Little Book of Atheist Spirituality

Source: The Little Book of Atheist Spirituality

“Le bonheur n'est pas une chose; c'est une pensée. Ce n'est pas un fait; c'est une invention. Ce n'est pas un état; c'est une action. Disons le mot: le bonheur est création.[...] C'est une praxis, disait- Aristote, et point une poiésis.”

Action Invention Bonheur Pensée

Book:Traité du désespoir et de la béatitude

Source: Traité du désespoir et de la béatitude

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