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What does it mean?
Anything in the universe contains the whole world soul within itself in its own way.
In plain terms
Every part contains the whole world soul within itself.
What can you take from it?
Treat every part of reality as containing the full reality within it.

Where it applies

  • appreciation
  • meditation

Putting it to work

  • study the part to see the whole
  • value small details

Questions to consider

  • What does the small reveal about the large?
  • Can you find the whole in a part?

Another view

This risks reducing the significance of specific contexts and unique conditions.

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