It is not how things are in the world that is mystical, but that it exists. (6.44)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The mystery isn't in specific worldly details, but in the sheer fact that anything exists at all.
- In plain terms
- It's amazing that the world is here, not just what's inside it.
- What can you take from it?
- Wonder at existence itself, not just its contents.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why does something exist rather than nothing?
- What does existence mean to you?
Another view
Existence is taken for granted by many and not always seen as mystical.
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