Sometimes I believe that this less material life is our truer life, and that our vain presence on the terraqueous globe is itself the secondary or merely virtual phenomenon.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The spiritual or mental life may be more real than our physical existence on Earth.
- In plain terms
- Our inner life might be more real than our bodies.
- What can you take from it?
- Focus on the life of the mind.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What feels most real to you?
- Is the body just a vessel?
Another view
Physical reality is tangible and cannot be ignored.
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