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We all have spirits present with us who are feeling the way we are.
Emanuel Swedenborg
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Emanuel Swedenborg
Age: 84 †
Born: 1688
Born: January 29
Died: 1772
Died: March 29
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So far any one shuns evils, so far as he does good.
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Sacred scripture is like a mirror in which we see God, although each in a different way.
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There are angels that receive more interiorly the Divine that goes forth from the Lord, and others that receive it less interiorly the former are called celestial angels, and the latter spiritual angels
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Charity means love towards the neighbor and compassion, for anyone who loves his neighbor as himself also has as much compassion for him in his suffering as he does for himself in his own.
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Goodness shapes our will, and truth shapes our understanding.
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Charity itself consists in acting justly and faithfully in whatever office, business and employment a person is engaged in.
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Love consists in desiring to give what is our own to another and feeling his delight as our own.
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A life of kindness is the primary meaning of divine worship.
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The divine essence itself is love and wisdom.
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The inner self is as distinct from the outer self as heaven is from earth.
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In the Christian world... it is believed that angels were created at the beginning, and that heaven was formed of them and that the Devil or Satan was an angel of light, who, becoming rebellions, was cast down with his crew, and that this was the origin of hell.
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Heaven is such that all who have lived well, of whatever religion, have a place there.
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It is no proof of a man's understanding to be able to affirm whatever he pleases but to be able to discern that what is true is true, and that what is false is false, this is the mark and character of intelligence.
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I am well aware that many will say that no one can possibly speak with spirits and angels so long as he lives in the body and many will say that it is all fancy, others that I relate such things in order to gain credence, and others will make other objections.
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The nature of heaven is to provide a place there for all who lead good lives, no matter what their religion may be.
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All union is effected by love, and love is not love without trust.
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