Spiritual Experiences Minor (Buss) n. 4678

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4678. Such a sphere-altogether contrary to the Divine Sphere, which is of uses-was present. It took away every single thing with me: as, for example, my delight of use; for the reason that he was unwilling that any one should do anything useful, unless he could arrogate it to himself: The same individual, inasmuch as he had believed himself to have possessed more understanding than others in worldly matters, and thus to have deserved more than others, seemed to himself to strike a white stone with a certain iron instrument, and to want to divide it. At this he rushed, as often as anyone thought about him.


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