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“Everything we see in nature is manifested truth; only we are not able to recognize it unless truth is manifest within ourselves.”

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Jakob Bohme

Jakob Bohme, born on March 8, 1575, and died on November 17, 1624, was a mystic philosopher whose ideas had a profound impact on the fields of religion and philosophy. more

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