Material existence is entirely founded on a phantom realm of mind, whose nature and geography are unexplored.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Material reality depends on an uncharted mental realm we do not understand.
- In plain terms
- The physical world rests on a mysterious mental foundation.
- What can you take from it?
- Explore your mind to understand the ground of being.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What part of reality remains unexplored?
- How does thought shape matter?
Another view
Physics suggests matter exists independently of our current mental maps.
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