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Man is an organ of life, and God alone is life.
Emanuel Swedenborg
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Emanuel Swedenborg
Age: 84 †
Born: 1688
Born: January 29
Died: 1772
Died: March 29
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The Lord casts no one down in Hell, but the spirit casts himself hither.
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True charity is the desire to be useful to others with no thought of recompense.
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Every man is received in heaven who receives heaven in himself while in the world, and he is excluded who does not.
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In the world it is little comprehended what love is and yet it is man's very life. That this is little comprehended is evident from the common saying What is love? What it is, is not known for the reason that love is not manifest to the understanding, and the understanding is the receptacle of the light of heaven.
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God loves every one of us but cannot directly benefit us he can benefit us only indirectly through each other. For this reason he inspires us with his love
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And as the divine that goes forth from the Lord is the good of love and the truth of faith, the angels are angels and are heaven in the measure in which they receive good and truth from the Lord.
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The sky is an enormous man.
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Peace has in it trust in the Lord, that He governs all things, provides all things, and leads to a good end.
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A man after death, is not a natural but a spiritual man nevertheless he still appears in all respects like himself.
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Times of happiness, bliss, and sheer delight intensify as the higher levels of our minds are opened within us One our life on earth is over, these levels keep rising forever.
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Faith is knowing and thinking those truths: charity is willing and doing them.
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Charity alone, or love and compassion, is what joins [the Lord and a person] together.
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A heavenly society is a harmony of many.
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All union is effected by love, and love is not love without trust.
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The activity of love and faith is what makes heaven.
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Goodness shapes our will, and truth shapes our understanding.
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We all have spirits present with us who are feeling the way we are.
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Angelic happiness is in service, from service, and according to service.
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All our longings for what is loving and true reach out into heaven. They put us in touch with angels who are feeling the same way and unite us with them.
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No one's character is completely like another'sthis infinite variety is like a mirror in which we can see the infinity of God the Creator.
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