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“The individual has become a mere cog in an enormous organization of things and powers which tear from his hands all progress, spirituality, and value in order to transform them from their subjective form into the form of a purely objective life.”

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Georg Simmel

German philosopher and sociologist, born on March 1, 1858, and died on September 28, 1918. Georg Simmel is renowned for his significant contributions to sociological theory, particularly in the areas of social structure, social interaction, and urban life. more

“I think Islam has been hijacked by the idea that all Muslims are terrorists; that Islam is about hate, about war, about jihad - I think that hijacks the spirituality and beauty that exists within Islam. I believe in allowing Islam to be seen in context and in its entirety and being judged on what it really is, not what you think it is.”

Thinking Believe Has Beens Ideas War Hate Spirituality I Believe Islam I Believe In Terrorist Allowing Judged Jihad Entirety Being Judged

Author:Aasif Mandvi

“They had both noticed that a life of dissipation sometimes gave to a face the look of gaunt suffering spirituality that a life of asceticism was supposed to give and quite often did not.”

Giving Looks Sometimes Faces Suffering Spirituality Asceticism Dissipation

Book:Ship of Fools: A Novel

Source: Ship of Fools: A Novel

“"Sometimes in churches somebody will discover a particular vein of spirituality and seek to recruit others into it, or assume a superior position because they have found certain techniques - but no one actually wants to become like them."”

Want Sometimes Certain Spirituality Found Church Position Particular Assuming Technique Superiors Veins Recruit

Author:John Ortberg

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