We (the indivisible divinity that works in us) have dreamed the world. We have dreamed it resistant, mysterious, visible, ubiquitous in space and firm in time, but we have allowed slight, and eternal, bits of the irrational to form part of its architecture so as to know that it is false.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- We dream the world but leave irrational bits to know it is false.
- In plain terms
- Humans imagine reality but add glitches to realize it is a dream.
- What can you take from it?
- Use paradox to test the truth of your reality.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is reality a dream?
- Why keep errors in design?
Another view
Assumes we control the dream.
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