“No one and nothing can harm us, child, except what we fear and love.”
Sigrid Undset (1882–1949) Norwegian writer
Source: The Wreath
“In the spiritual realm nothing is indifferent: what is not useful is harmful.”
Source: A Letter to a Hindu (1908), VII
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““Ah, yes, the spiritual realm.” In those days “spiritual” was my least favorite word. It still is.”
James K. Morrow (1947) (1947-) science fiction author
Source: The Philosopher's Apprentice (2008), Chapter 7 (p. 141)
“The fact that there is nothing but a spiritual world deprives us of hope and gives us certainty.”
Franz Kafka book The Zürau Aphorisms
62
The Zürau Aphorisms (1917 - 1918)
“Harm is in us.
Harm in us, but power to arm.
Harm is in us.
Leave it open!”
Kate Bush (1958) British recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician and record producer
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Michio Kushi (1926–2014) Japanese educator
Source: Spiritual Journey: Michio Kushi's Guide to Endless Self-Realization and Freedom (1994, with Edward Esko), p. 54
Novalis book Blüthenstaub
Fragment No. 2
Blüthenstaub (1798)
Context: Denotation by means of sounds and markings is a remarkable abstraction. Three letters designate God for me; several lines a million things. How easy becomes the manipulation of the universe here, how evident the concentration of the intellectual world! Language is the dynamics of the spiritual realm. One word of command moves armies; the word Liberty entire nations.
