You know you are a Mystic when you wake up one day and ask, am I crazy or are they?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A mystic questions conventional reality and wonders if they are the one who is out of step with society.
- In plain terms
- You know you are spiritual when you question if the world is crazy or you are.
- What can you take from it?
- Questioning reality is a sign of spiritual awakening.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Are you crazy or is the world?
- What defines sanity?
Another view
It risks pathologizing non-conformity as delusion.
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