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Emanuel Swedenborg Quotes: To have dominion by religion, is to have dominion over men's souls, thus over their very spiritual life, and to use the Divine things, which are in their religion, as the means
         

To have dominion by religion, is to have dominion over men's souls, thus over their very spiritual life, and to use the Divine things, which are in their religion, as the means


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Heaven is not located on high, but where the good of love is, and this resides within a person, wherever he or she might be.



Worship does not consist in prayers and in external devotion, but in a life of kindness.

Worship does not consist in prayers and in external devotion, but in a life of kindness.



True charity is the desire to be useful to others with no thought of recompense.

True charity is the desire to be useful to others with no thought of recompense.



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Destruction was effected after visitation, for visitation always precedes.



The act of exploring what the men are, and moreover the separation of the good from the evil, is visitation; and the good are then removed, and the evil are left behind.

The act of exploring what the men are, and moreover the separation of the good from the evil, is visitation; and the good are then removed, and the evil are left behind.



For those who trust in the Divine all things are moving towards an everlasting state of happiness, and no matter what happens at any time to them, it contributes to that state.

For those who trust in the Divine all things are moving towards an everlasting state of happiness, and no matter what happens at any time to them, it contributes to that state.



Every single moment of a person's life, both of the understanding and of the will, is a new beginning.

Every single moment of a person's life, both of the understanding and of the will, is a new beginning.



Our love is our life itself. What our love is like determines how we live and therefore everything about what we are as human beings.

Our love is our life itself. What our love is like determines how we live and therefore everything about what we are as human beings.



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Conscience is God's presence in humans.





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