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Rudolf Otto, a German philosopher born on September 25, 1869, and died on March 6, 1937. He is known for his work in the field of religious philosophy, particularly for his profound analysis of the nature of religious experience.

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“Both imaginative Myth, when developed into a system, and intellectualist Scholasticism, when worked out to its completion, are methods by which the fundamental fact of religious experience is, as it were, simply rolled out so thin and flat as to be finally eliminated altogether.”

Religion Spirituality Profound Mysticism Religious Studies

Book:The Idea of the Holy

Source: The Idea of the Holy

“But aesthetics is not religion, and the origins of religion lie somewhere completely different. They lie anyway, these roses smell too sweet and the deep roar of the breaking waves is too splendid, to do justice to such weighty matters now.”

Different Matter Lying Justice Sweet Rose Wave Smell Splendid Aesthetics

Book:Autobiographical and Social Essays

Source: Autobiographical and Social Essays

“The daemonic-divine object may appear to the mind an object of horror and dread, but at the same time it is no less something that allures with a potent charm, and the creature, who trembles before it, utterly cowed and cast down, has always at the same time the impulse to turn to it, nay even to make it somehow his own.”

Mind May Turns Objects Divine Horror Creatures Casts Impulse Charm Dread Allure

Book:The Idea of the Holy

Source: The Idea of the Holy

“That Krishna himself was a historical figure is indeed quite indubitable.”

Figures Historical Krishna Historical Figure

Author:Rudolf Otto

“Down below the broad, roaring waves of the sea break against the deep foundation of the rock. But high above the mountain, the sea, and the peaks of rock the eternal ornamentation blooms silently from the dark depths of the universe.”

Universe Dark Break Sea Rocks Quiet Mountain Eternal Foundation Depth Wave Broads Roaring Ornamentation

Book:Autobiographical and Social Essays

Source: Autobiographical and Social Essays

“A child does not notice the greatness and the beauty of nature and the splendor of God in his works.”

Children Doe Greatness Splendor Nature Beauty

Book:Autobiographical and Social Essays

Source: Autobiographical and Social Essays

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Born: September 25, 1869
Died: March 6, 1937
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Quotes: 6

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