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“What is most necessary for people and what is given us in great abundance, are experiences, especially experiences of the forces within us. This is our most essential food, our most essential wealth. If we consciously receive all this abundance, the universe will pour into us what is called life in Judaism, spirit in Christianity, light in Islam, power in Taoism.”

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Jacob Needleman
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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