Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing without thinking, merging finitude in infinity.

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History should be written as philosophy.

History should be written as philosophy.

Doctors are men who prescribe medicines of which they know little, to cure diseases of...

Doctors are men who prescribe medicines of which they know little, to cure diseases of...

Fear follows crime and is its punishment.

Fear follows crime and is its punishment.

I know of nothing more laughable than a doctor who does not die of old...

I know of nothing more laughable than a doctor who does not die of old...

Anyone who seeks to destroy the passions instead of controlling them is trying to play...

Anyone who seeks to destroy the passions instead of controlling them is trying to play...

Let us read and let us dance - two amusements that will never do any...

Let us read and let us dance - two amusements that will never do any...

The multitude of books is making us ignorant.

The multitude of books is making us ignorant.

Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are...

Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are...

What then do you call your soul? What idea have you of it? You cannot...

What then do you call your soul? What idea have you of it? You cannot...

It is not love that should be depicted as blind, but self-love.

It is not love that should be depicted as blind, but self-love.

I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: O Lord...

I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: O Lord...

The art of government is to make two-thirds of a nation pay all it possibly...

The art of government is to make two-thirds of a nation pay all it possibly...

It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part,...

It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part,...

We cannot wish for that we know not.

We cannot wish for that we know not.

The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one on...

The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one on...

Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy the mad daughter of a wise...

Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy the mad daughter of a wise...

Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.

Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.

To rely upon conviction, devotion, and other excellent spiritual qualities - that is not to...

To rely upon conviction, devotion, and other excellent spiritual qualities - that is not to...

I am never going to have anything more to do with politics or politicians. When...

I am never going to have anything more to do with politics or politicians. When...

It will be interesting to see how she reconciles her rhetoric of 2004, when she...

It will be interesting to see how she reconciles her rhetoric of 2004, when she...