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In short, the Enlightenment privatized marriage, taking it out of the public sphere, and redefined its purpose as individual gratification, not any "broader good" such as reflecting God's nature, producing character, or raising children. Slowly but surely, this newer understanding of the meaning of marriage has displaced the older ones in Western culture. ↗

— Timothy Keller

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Allowing attachments to people/things create a compulsive addiction in us to be controlling. This “control” (fueled by fear of loss) fools us into a false sense of security and love. At first glance, it is common to confuse the idea of Conscious Detachment with non-feeling or being cold, however learning this skill is a giant leap towards enlightenment. When you consciously detach from an object or a loved one, you empower them to exist at their potential. From this perspective, just being in their presence fosters feelings of love and admiration that far exceed any relationship that is limited with expectations, confinement and control ↗

— Gary Hopkins

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Questions are only offensive to those who have something to hide ↗

— Gary Hopkins

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When you are always ready for the worst, then the worst is likely to show up ↗

— Gary Hopkins

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We are figments of the same imagination… We are one ↗

— Gary Hopkins

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People that criticize the harshest usually are the ones who would trade places the fastest ↗

— Gary Hopkins

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Negativity is a debilitating disease. It is a slow and painful way to experience life. It attacks the immune system, creates anxiety, and can lead to loneliness and depression. Finding your inner harmony is the quickest way to alleviate the methodical destruction of this dark energy ↗

— Gary Hopkins

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In the most general terms, the Enlightenment goes back to Plato's belief that truth and beauty and goodness are connected; that truth and beauty, disseminated widely, will sooner or later lead to goodness. (While we're making at effort at truth and goodness, beauty reminds us what we're hold out for.) ↗

— Susan Neiman

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Enlightenment is: absolute cooperation with the inevitable. ↗

— Anthony de Mello

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Of all the joys that lighten suffering earth, what joy is welcomed like a newborn child? ↗

— Dorothy Nolte

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