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Elaine Pagels

“Self-ignorance is also a form of self-destruction. According to the Dialogue of the Savior, whoever does not understand the elements of the universe, and of himself, is bound for annihilation:  … If one does not [understand] how the fire came to be, he will burn in it, because he does not know his root. If one does not first understand the water, he does not know anything.… If one does not understand how the wind that blows came to be, he will run with it. If one does not understand how the body that he wears came to be, he will perish with it.… Whoever does not understand how he came will not understand how he will go …”

Elaine Pagels, The Gnostic Gospels
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The Gnostic Gospels (Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction Books) The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels
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