Tao Te Ching
Emanuel Swedenborg
1688 – 1772 CE
Scientist, mystic, influential philosopher
A scientist, philosopher, theologian, inventor, and mystic; Swedenborg began his career as a genius-level scientist and later—detesting the materialism of his academic life—experienced visions and became a highly influential and mystical theologian. He was the first to identify nerve cells, identify the brain's cortex, and pioneered many discoveries in magnetism, phosphorescence, and brain function. His mystical visions described visits to heaven and hell, conversations with spirits from the moon, the planets in our solar system as well as with those from planets further away. His influence spread throughout Europe and into modern times through figures like William Blake, Coleridge, Emerson, Browning, and several Christian denominations.
Eras
Chinese
Qing dynasty (1644 – 1912 CE)Unlisted Sources
Divine Love and Wisdom
Heaven and Hell
New Jerusalem
Quotes by Emanuel Swedenborg (5 quotes)
“A life of kindness is the primary meaning of divine worship.”
from New Jerusalem
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“All religion relates to life, and the life of religion is to do good.”
from New Jerusalem
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“Man knows that love is, but not what it is”
from Divine Love and Wisdom
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“We are not people because of our bodies but because of our spirits... 'death' means resurrection and a continuation of life.”
from Heaven and Hell
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“people who renounce the world and live for the spirit in this fashion [are] living in a house that has no foundation, that gradually either settles or develops gaping cracks or totters until it collapses.”
from Heaven and Hell
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Quotes about Emanuel Swedenborg (5 quotes)
“His rare science and practical skill, and the added fame of second sight and extraordinary religious knowledge and gifts... suggests... A colossal soul. He lies vast abroad on his times, uncomprehended by them, and requires a long focal distance to be seen.”
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“The champion of science turned seer... the moving spirit of all the secret societies of that time... His Church still has some several hundred thousand adherents.”
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“I read seven volumes of Swedenborg... what was burning interest to me was null and void for others and even a cause for dread.”
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“Whatever one thinks about the extraordinary claims of its founder, it must be acknowledged that there is something very beautiful and healthy about the Swedenborgian religion. Its founder may have not been a great occultist, but he was a great man.”
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