Spiritual Experiences (Odhner) n. 2264

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2264. comes of it but a putting out of the true light. Therefore, when by such means they try to penetrate spiritual and heavenly matters, they plunge into mere shadows, as when dust goes into bright light, the light is extinguished in a storm, by clouds, darkness and fog, which they then consider to be light, and wisdom. So their wisdom is merely a darkening of the light, and they blind themselves. No mortals are less wise than those who so proceed, trying to enter into spiritual matters from a philosophy consisting of such trivial dust-such as, for example, that a spirit is substance to which form and manner are not to be attributed. When there is debate over what substance, and what form and manner are, what comes of it but mere fogs, thus errors and consequent denials? 1748, 9 June.


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