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“Man must have results, real results, in his inner and outer life. I do not mean the results which modern people strive after in their attempts at self-development. These are not results, but only rearrangements of psychic material, a process the Buddhists call 'samsara' and which our Holy Bible calls 'dust'.”

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Jacob Needleman

Jacob Needleman, born on October 6, 1934, is a renowned philosopher whose work spans ethics, religious philosophy, and psychology, profoundly influencing contemporary philosophy and culture. more

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