“He who does not meditate acts as one who never looks into the mirror and so does not bother to put himself in order, since he can be dirty without knowing it. The person who meditates and turns his thoughts to God who is the mirror of the soul, seeks to know his defects and tries to correct them, moderates himself in his impulses and puts his conscience in order.” KnowsTryingLooksPersonsDoeSoulOrderTurnsKnowingConscienceMirrorsSaintImpulseBotherDirtyDefectsModerates Author:Pio of Pietrelcina
“To a degree which is difficult to determine, the esoteric impulse in twentieth-century music, literature and the arts reflects calculation. It looks to the flattery of academic and hermeneutic notice. Reciprocally, the academy turns towards that which appears to require its exegetic, cryptographic skills.” LooksArtTurnsLiteratureDifficultCenturySkillsDegreesDetermineImpulseAcademicFlatteryTwentieth CenturyAcademyCalculationsEsotericHermeneutics Book:Real Presences: Is There Anything in What We Say? Source: Real Presences: Is There Anything in What We Say?