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“What kind of spiritual triumph it was I can neither write nor speak; it can only be compared with that where life is born in the midst of death, and is like the resurrection of the dead.”

Quote by Jakob Bohme

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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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