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161 " The religion of the future, Einstein had predicted, will be a cosmic religion. It will transcend personal God and avoid dogma and theology. Robert "
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162 " The goal of tattooing was never beauty. The goal was change. "
163 " There will come a day when modern science begins in earnest to study the wisdom of the ancients … that will be the day that mankind begins to find answers to the big questions that still elude him. "
164 " Няма нищо тайно, което да не стане явно, нито пък скрито, което да не стане известно и да не излезе наяве. "
165 " Wealth is commonplace, but wisdom is rare. "
166 " Something about lying on our backs staring up at the heavens...opens the mind. "
167 " Да служиш на Бог означава да правиш добро на човека, но молитвата се смята за по-лесна служба, затова я избират по-често. "
168 " Modern polarity is nothing but the ‘dual world’ described by Krishna here in the Bhagavad Gita over two thousand years ago. "
169 " talking about clear minds writing in clear language—the predictions of Saint Augustine, Sir Francis Bacon, Newton, Einstein, the list goes on and on, all anticipating a transformative moment of enlightenment. Even "
170 " Knowledge is a tool, and like all tools, its impact is in the hands of the user "
171 " Something was very, very wrong. "
172 " It’s prophetic, really. Today, man’s most advanced inventions are being used to study man’s most ancient ideas. The science of Noetics may be new, but it’s actually the oldest science on earth—the study of human thought.” She turned to him now, her eyes filled with wonder. “And we’re learning that the ancients actually understood thought more profoundly than we do today. "
173 " Gods have no gender. "
174 " luminary Albert Pike, along with the engraving of his most famous quote: WHAT WE HAVE DONE FOR OURSELVES ALONE DIES WITH US; WHAT WE HAVE DONE FOR OTHERS AND THE WORLD REMAINS AND IS IMMORTAL. "
175 " Neckties had been required six days a week when Langdon attended Phillips Exeter Academy, and despite the headmaster’s romantic claims that the origin of the cravat went back to the silk fascalia worn by Roman orators to warm their vocal cords, Langdon knew that, etymologically, cravat actually derived from a ruthless band of “Croat” mercenaries who donned knotted neckerchiefs before they stormed into battle. To this day, this ancient battle garb was donned by modern office warriors hoping to intimidate their enemies in daily boardroom battles. "
176 " Every spiritual metamorphosis is preceded by a physical one. "
177 " about the brain scans taken of yogis while they meditate? The human brain, in advanced states of focus, will physically create a waxlike substance from the pineal gland. This brain secretion is unlike anything else in the body. It has an incredible healing effect, can literally regenerate cells, and may be one of the reasons yogis live so long. This is real science, Robert. This substance has inconceivable properties and can be created only by a mind that is highly tuned to a deeply focused state. "
178 " For years I’ve studied the ancients’ claims of man’s awesome mental power, and now science is showing us that accessing that power is an actual physical process. Our brains, if used correctly, can call forth powers that are quite literally superhuman. "
179 " The most essential ingredient in creating our universe is the consciousness that observes it.” The "
180 " Every great philosophical shift in history began with a single bold idea. "