By definition, sacred beings are separated beings. That which characterizes them is that there is a break of continuity between them and the profane beings.

The man whose whole activity is diverted to inner meditation becomes insensible to all his surroundings. His passions are mere appearances, being sterile. They are dissipated in futile imaginings, producing nothing external to themselves.

At first sight, one does not see what relations there can be between religion and logic.

By definition, sacred beings are separated beings. That which characterizes them is that there is a break of continuity between them and the profane beings.

One cannot long remain so absorbed in contemplation of emptiness without being increasingly attracted to it. In vain one bestows on it the name of infinity; this does not change its nature. When one feels such pleasure in non-existence, one's inclination can be completely satisfied only by completely ceasing to exist.

When morals are sufficient, law is unnecessary; when morals are insufficient, law is unenforceable.

At this point, an urgent question arises: [...] Is it our duty to seek to become a thorough and complete human being, one quite sufficient unto himself; or, on the contrary, to be only a part of a whole, the organ of an organism? Briefly, is the division of labor, at the same time that it is a law of nature, also a moral rule of human conduct; and, if it has this latter character, why and in what degree?