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“Și totuși, Cosmosul, Viața au o funcție ambivalentă. Pe de-o parte, ele îl proiectează pe om în suferință și, grație karmei, îl integrează ciclului infinit al transmigrațiilor; pe de altă parte, îl ajută, indirect, să caute și să găsească „mântuirea” sufletului, autonomia, libertatea absolută (mokșa, mukti). Cu cât omul suferă mai mult, așadar cu cât este mai solidar cu Cosmosul, cu atât crește în el dorința eliberării, cu atât îl frământă mai mult setea de mântuire.”

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Patanjali and Yoga

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Mircea Eliade
Mircea Eliade

Mircea Eliade was a Romanian historian of religion and a prominent figure in the study of comparative religion. Born on March 13, 1907, in Bucharest, Romania, he passed away on April 22, 1986. His research focused on the history of religions, with a particular interest in the role of myth and ritual in human societies. more

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