As early pioneers in the knowing, that when you lose your reason, you attain highest perfect knowing.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- It suggests that losing logical reason leads to higher intuitive knowing.
- In plain terms
- Losing reason helps you know the truth.
- What can you take from it?
- Reason can block deeper understanding.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When do you trust intuition over logic?
- What does knowing mean to you?
Another view
It undervalues the role of logic in daily life.
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