"God is the universal substance in existing things. He comprises all things. He is the fountain of all being. In Him exists everything that is."

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Insight & Reflection

This reflection on religion by Lucius Annaeus Seneca resonates across generations. It highlights a fundamental truth about human nature: our continuous search for meaning in religion is what ultimately defines our character and our path forward.

About Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger, usually known mononymously as Seneca, was a Stoic philosopher of Ancient Rome, a statesman, a dramatist, and in one work (Apocolocyntosis) a satirist from the post-Augustan age of Latin literature.

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