“In fact, this passion, which at first I had thought impossible, insignificant, sheer fantasy, which was inflamed by Maitreyi herself — who, I had so long belived, was in love with me but is in reality, in love with one — this passion has me in thrall and carries me far away, to an unknown and unearthly region of my soul, to some border territory of my mind where I am blissfully happy, radiant with grace. I have no name for that intimate realm.”
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
“The act of farming starts in the heart before it reaches the soil.”
“Our minds are ruled by passions more than reason. And sometimes they run out of control.”