A. Royden D'souza

The exoteric teachings were designed for the masses. They presented truth in simplified, personified forms—stories of gods and goddesses, myths of creation and destruction, moral tales accessible to the common understanding.

The entire history of Christian and pagan Gnosticism is shrouded in the deepest mystery and obscurity; for, while the Gnostics were undoubtedly prolific writers, little of their literature has survived.

When you stop and ask yourself, "What really matters in life?" you are doing philosophy. When you decide that kindness is better than cruelty, or that truth is better than lies, you are making a philosophical judgment.