“There is needed, no doubt, a body of servants (ministerium) of the invisible church, but not officials (officiales), in other words, teachers but not dignitaries, because in the rational religion of every individual there does not yet exist a church as a universal union (omnitudo collectiva).” DoeBodyIndividualChurchDoubtTeacherNeededUniversalUnionsInvisibleRationalServantOfficialsNo Doubt Author:Immanuel Kant
“Only great pain is, as the teacher of great suspicion, the ultimate liberator of the spirit...I doubt whether such pain improves us-but I do know it deepens us.” KnowsPainSpiritDoubtTeacherUltimateSuspicionLiberators Author:Friedrich Nietzsche
“Taking the one seat describes two related aspects of spiritual work. Outwardly, it means selecting one practice and teacher among all the possibilities, and inwardly, it means having the determination to stick with that practice through whatever difficulties and doubts arise until you have come to true clarity and understanding.” MeanTwoSpiritualUnderstandingPracticeDoubtTeacherPossibilityAspectDeterminationDifficultySticksWork OutAriseClarityRelatedSeatsSpiritual Work Author:Jack Kornfield
“If my novel gets any attention in Bulgaria, it will be as a scandal: a book about a teacher at a famous school and his relationship with a prostitute. I doubt very much it will be evaluated on its merits as literature. If Bulgarian were the book's only language, that would be painful and limiting to me as a writer. Since my book also exists in English - where it isn't scandalous at all - I feel comfortable with the possibility of scandal.” IfsFeelsBookWould BeSchoolLiteratureLanguageAttentionNovelDoubtTeacherPossibilityComfortablePainfulMeritScandalScandalousBulgariaBulgarians Author:Garth Greenwell
“I decided to do philosophy at university, with a view to becoming a professional philosopher. Being a rather unstable character, at some points I had doubts about becoming a professional philosopher, but the example of two of my teachers, Ezequiel de Olaso and Juan Rodriguez Larreta, made me confirm my original decision.” MadeTwoPhilosophyCharacterDecisionViewsDoubtTeacherExampleBecomingDecidedOriginalsUniversityPhilosopherUnstableJuan Author:Gonzalo Rodriguez-Pereyra