THE SPIRITUAL WORLD IS NOT THE NATURAL WORLD, BUT A SUPREMACY OVER IT. THE NATURAL WORLD IS RULED BY DETERMINISTIC & IMPERSONAL FORCES, & ITS PURPOSE IS OBSCURE; IN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD, ON THE OTHER HAND, FREEDOM REIGNS SUPREME ON THE FOUNDATIONS OF PERSONALITY; AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, AND THE PURPOSE OF EXISTENCE IS CLEAR. IT IS A VICTORY OVER FALLEN NATURE, A SYMBOL OF COSMIC LIBERATION AND ILLUMINATION RATHER THAN OF ITS DENIAL AND ANNIHILATION. - NICOLAS BERDYAEV, SPIRIT & REALITY
