Gyorgy Gaspar

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Redemption will come through the fulfillment of a preassigned duty, paired with a recognition that its outward manifestations are illusory because “the impermanent has no reality; reality lies in the eternal.”
Gyorgy Gaspar
...similar to the thesis of protestant ethics (Max Weber): redemption will come by practically doing good, and not for ourselves at first place. However, this is contrary to Christian values where redemption will be served by God, by following his rituals, which is less practical.
World Order: Reflections on the Character of Nations and the Course of History
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