We Bokonists believe that humanity is organized into teams, teams that do God's Will without ever discovering what they are doing. Such a team is called a karass by Bokonon 'If you find your life tangled up with somebody else's life for no very logical reasons,' writes Bokonon, 'that person may be a member of your karass.' At another point in The Books of Bokonon he tells us, 'Man created the checkerboard; God created the karass.' By that he means that a karass ignores national, institutional, occupational, familial, and class boundaries. It is as free form as an amoeba.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Describes a spiritual belief that people are unknowingly connected in purpose.
- In plain terms
- Some believe we are part of teams working together without knowing.
- What can you take from it?
- Life can feel connected even without logical reasons.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Are we connected to others?
- Does life have a plan?
Another view
It relies on religious assumptions that not everyone shares.
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