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Celestial Intelligence Agencies

2020-01-01 · 2,109 views · license: CC BY-NC 2.0

Celestial Intelligence Agencies — pen and ink drawing by Daniel Ari Friedman. "I listened to the teachings of Confucius, imbibed the wisdom of Brahma, and sat beside Buddha beneath the tree of insig
Celestial Intelligence Agencies — pen and ink drawing

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"I listened to the teachings of Confucius, imbibed the wisdom of Brahma, and sat beside Buddha beneath the tree of insight. And now I am here, wrestling with ignorance and unbelief. I was on Sinai when Yahweh shed His effulgence on Moses; at the River Jordan I witnessed the miracles of the Nazarene; and in Medina I heard the words of the Messenger to the Arabs. And here I am now, a captive of confusion." – Khalil Gibran in: The Anthem of Humanity

"Always observe how ephemeral and worthless human things are. Pass then through this little space of time conformably to nature, and end thy journey in content, just as an olive falls off when it is ripe, blessing nature who produced it, and…

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