Jacob Needleman Quotes

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Man must have results, real results, in his inner and outer life. I do not mean the results which modern people strive after in their attempts at self-development. These are not results, but only rearrangements of psychic material, a process the Buddhists call 'samsara' and which our Holy Bible calls 'dust'.

Jacob Needleman

We are born for meaning, not pleasure, unless it is pleasure that is steeped in meaning.

Jacob Needleman

When thought races ahead of Being, a civilization is racing towards destruction.

Jacob Needleman

Jacob Needleman

Jacob Needleman

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Born: October 6, 1934

Died: November 28, 2022 (aged 88)

Bio: Jacob Needleman was an American philosopher, author and religious scholar.

Known for:

Money and the Meaning of Life (1991)
The American soul (2002)
Why Can't We Be Good? (2007)
Time and the soul (1998)
Lost Christianity (1980)

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