The abominable effort to take one's sins with one to paradise.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Carrying sins into a perfect state is foolish.
- In plain terms
- Do not bring bad habits to paradise.
- What can you take from it?
- Leave bad habits behind.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What burdens do you carry?
- How do you seek purity?
Another view
The concept of paradise is subjective.
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