There are two lives, the natural and the spiritual, and we must lose t…

William James
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There are two lives, the natural and the spiritual, and we must lose the one before we can participate in the other. ✨ William James (2015). The Varieties of Religious Experience, p.161, Booklassic
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There are two lives, the natural and the spiritual, and we must lose the one before we can participate in the other. ✨ William James (2015). The Varieties of Religious Experience, p.161, Booklassic

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