Death
"Without knowledge, life is not more than the shadow of death." – Moliere, 1622-1673
"Less base the fear of death than fear of life." – Edward Young
"Life is a great surprise. I don’t see why death should not be an even greater one." – Vladimir Nabokov
Freedom
"None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free." – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"If you truly yearn to be free, you must first recognize all the ways you are unfree. Only after constructing a complete catalogue of the constraints upon you can you begin to consider which ones [...]
Hinduism
"These bodies are perishable; but the dwellers in these bodies are eternal, indestructible and impenetrable." – The Bhagavad Gita, Book of Daily Thoughts and Prayers
"Who sees all beings in his own Self, and his own Self in all beings, loses all fear." – Isa Upanishad
Mysticism
"What does mysticism really mean? It means the way to attain knowledge. It's close to philosophy, except in philosophy you go horizontally while in mysticism you go vertically." – Elie Wiesel
"Mysticism and exaggeration go together. A mystic must not fear ridicule if he is to push all the way to the limits [...]
Laughter
"The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter." – Mark Twain
"Laughter liberates not only from external censorship, but first of all from the great interior censor; it liberates from… fear of the sacred, of prohibitions, of the past, of power… Seriousness had an official tone… It oppressed, frightened, [...]
Secrecy
"Secrecy is the original sin. Fig leaf in the Garden of Eden. The basic crime against love… The purpose of life is to recieve, synthesize and transmit energy. Communication fusion is the goal of life. Any star can tell you that. Secrecy, withholding the signal, hoarding, hiding, covering up the light is motivated by [...]
