Life in Not So Many Words
Quote: Edward Carpenter
"The Self is free from qualities." That thing which is so deep, which belongs to all, it either--as I have already said--has all qualities, or it has none. You, to whom I am speaking now, your qualities, good and bad, are all mine. I am perfectly willing to accept them. They are all right enough and in place--if one can only find the places for them. But I know that in most cases they have got so confused and mixed up that they cause great conflict and pain in the souls that harbor them. If you attain to knowing yourself to be other than and separate from the qualities, then you will pass below and beyond them all. You will be able to accept all your qualities and harmonize them, and your soul will be at peace. You will be free from the domination of qualities then because you will know that among all the multitudes of them there are none of any importance!
Click the title of this post to be taken to the full work Pagan & Christian Creeds:
Their Origin and Meaning by Edward Carpenter
I was particularly interested in his take on the the three evolutions of human existence and his overall understanding of balance and oneness. This very compelling and thought provoking work was written in 1920.
Click the title of this post to be taken to the full work Pagan & Christian Creeds:
Their Origin and Meaning by Edward Carpenter
I was particularly interested in his take on the the three evolutions of human existence and his overall understanding of balance and oneness. This very compelling and thought provoking work was written in 1920.
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