More on this book
Community
Kindle Notes & Highlights
affecting to subdue Rational liberty;
And this is the goal of all who claim greater authority from and closeness to God.
Since thy original lapse, true liberty Is lost, which always with right reason dwells Twinned, and from her hath no dividual being: Reason in man obscured, or not obeyed, Immediately inordinate desires, And upstart passions, catch the government From reason; and to servitude reduce Man, till then free.
Interesting. There is not only the single soul ofan which dwells in the body, but there are other possible entities which may govern a man.
Since thy original lapse, true liberty Is lost, which always with right reason dwells Twinned, and from her hath no dividual being: Reason in man obscured, or not obeyed, Immediately inordinate desires, And upstart passions, catch the government From reason; and to servitude reduce Man, till then free.
A definition of addiction.
Therefore, since he permits Within himself unworthy powers to reign Over free reason,
Evidence of my previous point.
Who oft as undeservedly enthrall His outward freedom:
Consumerism. Religion. Ideology. Social expectations and media. Nationalism and patriotism.
virtue, which is reason,
the waves return, And overwhelm their war:
God, Nature, and Truth will always win. Men's wars are petty nothings in contrast.
choosing rather Inglorious life with servitude;
Phyaical metaphor for inward servitude and freedom.
to evince Their natural pravity,
To make them aware of the ways they can be ensalves so as to give them choice.
Men who attend the altar, and should most Endeavour peace:
That all this good of evil shall produce, And evil turn to good; more wonderful Than that which by creation first brought forth Light out of darkness!
over wrath grace shall abound.
My character Eve before the destruction of her world.
To speak all tongues,
Wolves shall succeed for teachers, grievous wolves, Who all the sacred mysteries of Heaven To their own vile advantages shall turn Of lucre and ambition; and the truth With superstitions and traditions taint,
names, Places, and titles, and with these to join Secular power;
feigning still to act By spiritual, to themselves appropriating The Spirit of God, promised alike and given To all believers; and, from that pretence, Spiritual laws by carnal power shall force On every conscience;
What will they then But force the Spirit of Grace itself, and bind His consort Liberty?
So shall the world go on, To good malignant, to bad men benign; Under her own weight groaning; till the day Appear of respiration to the just, And vengeance to the wicked,
The cycle of social moral conditioning.
Greatly-instructed I shall hence depart;
He understands that he has heard all wisdom. Before he has always asked follow up questions.
Beyond which was my folly to aspire.
This is human wisdom to admit folly and ignorance.
to walk As in his presence; ever to observe His providence; and on him sole depend, Merciful over all his works, with good Still overcoming evil, and by small Accomplishing great things, by things deemed weak Subverting worldly strong, and worldly wise By simply meek: that suffering for truth’s sake Is fortitude to highest victory,
Inspiration for Frodo.
to walk As in his presence; ever to observe His providence; and on him sole depend, Merciful over all his works, with good Still overcoming evil, and by small Accomplishing great things, by things deemed weak Subverting worldly strong, and worldly wise By simply meek: that suffering for truth’s sake Is fortitude to highest victory,
It matters not what man deems to be true. It is man's bend to own the world as gods.
to walk As in his presence; ever to observe His providence; and on him sole depend, Merciful over all his works, with good Still overcoming evil, and by small Accomplishing great things, by things deemed weak Subverting worldly strong, and worldly wise By simply ...
This highlight has been truncated due to consecutive passage length restrictions.
One thing I feel about leaving mormonism. Also the justification for leaning into uncertainty instead of being seduced by certainty.
death the gate ...
This highlight has been truncated due to consecutive passage length restrictions.
This is fascinating. Accepting existence AS IT IS? Having faith in the cycle of life? Or killing God to overcome HOW IT IS?
“This having learned, thou hast attained the sum Of wisdom; hope no higher,
To understand God is greater than science, economics, politics.
To leave this Paradise, but shalt possess A Paradise within thee,
The death of the Deer God in Princess Mononoke; the death of the Robot.
thou to me Art all things under Heaven,
The mirror proving the existence of all things.
The world was all before them,
