“I think to the degree writers are serious, there is a greater tendency for them to write to themselves, because they're trying to compose their own thoughts. They are trying to find out what is in their minds, which is the great mystery. Finding out who you are, what is in your head, and what kind of companion you are to yourself in the course of life. I do think people have very profound lives of which they say virtually nothing.” PeopleThinkingWritingTryingMindKindCoursesGreaterMysterySeriousDegreesFindingsWho You AreProfoundTendenciesCompanionCourse Of Life Author:Marilynne Robinson
“The Hellenistic world was international to a degree, polyglot and inspired by many religious faiths. ...the Greek ideals were pagan and the Hellenistic age witnessed their death struggle against Asiatic and Egyptian mysteries , on the one side, and against Judaism , on the other.” WorldAgeSidesReligiousStruggleMysteryDegreesIdealsInspiredInternationalGreekJudaismReligious FaithPaganEgyptianPolyglots Book:A History of Science: Hellenistic science and culture in the last three centuries B.C Source: A History of Science: Hellenistic science and culture in the last three centuries B.C
“...in the acquisition of this blessing human nature can find no better helper than Love. I declare that it is the duty of every man to honour Love, and I honour and practice the mysteries of Love in an especial degree myself, and recommend the same to others, and I praise the power and valour of Love to the best of my ability both now and always.” MenHumansAbilityPracticeMysteryHuman NatureDutyBlessingDegreesPraiseEvery ManHonourAcquisitionHelpersValourMystery Of Love Author:Socrates
“You cannot grow in the integrative dance of action and contemplation without a strong tolerance for ambiguity, an ability to allow, forgive, and contain a certain degree of anxiety, and a willingness to not know-and not even need to know. This ever widens and deepens your perspective. This is how you allow and encounter Mystery and move into the contemplative zone.” KnowsNeedsActionMovingCertainStrongGrowsAbilityMysteryPerspectiveDegreesAnxietyForgivingToleranceContemplationEncountersZoneWillingnessAmbiguityContemplative Author:Richard Rohr
“I've always been interested in miracles, or the miraculous of the unexplained. I don't scoff at what makes people believe or want to believe. I think I understand the tremendous attraction of the mysteries of the church to the same degree that I understand and appreciate the frustration people feel, especially believers, with the human rule-making arm of the church, with the not-miraculous part of the church - any church.” PeopleThinkingWantFeelsBelieveHumansChurchMysteryArmsDegreesAppreciateMiracleAttractionBelieverFrustrationMiraculousUnexplained Author:John Irving