[Puis pour curieuse leczon, & meditation frequente] rompre l'os, & sugcer la substantificque mouelle.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Frequent meditation can break down the bone and draw out the soft substance.
- In plain terms
- Meditation can dissolve rigidity and reveal inner softness.
- What can you take from it?
- Use meditation to soften fixed attitudes.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What 'bones' in your life need softening?
- How does meditation change you?
Another view
The metaphor may be overly dramatic.
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