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| translations = [https://ru.teopedia.org/lib/Блаватская_Е.П._-_Афоризмы Russian] | | translations = [https://ru.teopedia.org/lib/Блаватская_Е.П._-_Афоризмы Russian] | ||
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Occultism is not the acquirement of powers, whether psychic or intellectual, though both are its servants. Neither is occultism the pursuit of happiness; as men understand the word; for the first step is sacrifice, the second, renunciation. | Occultism is not the acquirement of powers, whether psychic or intellectual, though both are its servants. Neither is occultism the pursuit of happiness; as men understand the word; for the first step is sacrifice, the second, renunciation. | ||
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Life is built up by the sacrifice of the individual to the whole. Each cell in the living body must sacrifice itself to the perfection of the whole; when it is otherwise, disease and death enforce the lesson. | Life is built up by the sacrifice of the individual to the whole. Each cell in the living body must sacrifice itself to the perfection of the whole; when it is otherwise, disease and death enforce the lesson. | ||
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Occultism is the science of life, the art of living. | Occultism is the science of life, the art of living. | ||