The way towards 'wisdom' or towards 'freedom' is the way towards your inner being. This is the simplest definition of metaphysics.
Mircea EliadeWhether religion is man-made is a question for philosophers or theologians. But the forms are man-made. They are a human response to something. As a historian of religions, I am interested in those expressions.
Mircea EliadeAs long as you have not grasped that you have to die to grow, you are a troubled guest on the dark earth".
Mircea Eliade