I never lived, that I remember, what you call a common natural day. All my days are touched by the supernatural, for I feel the pressure of hidden causes, and the presence, sometimes the communion, of unseen powers. It needs not that I should ask the clairvoyant whether 'a spirit-world projects into ours.' As to the specific evidence, I would not tarnish my mind by hasty reception. The mind is not, I know, a highway, but a temple, and its doors should not be carelessly left open. Yet it were sin, if indolence or coldness excluded what had a claim to enter ; and I doubt whether, in the eyes of pure intelligence, an ill-grounded hasty rejection be not a greater sign of weakness than an ill-grounded and hasty faith.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Every day feels supernatural; the mind should be open yet guarded, avoiding both blind faith and blind rejection.
- In plain terms
- Days feel mystical; keep mind open but discerning.
- What can you take from it?
- Guard your mind while staying receptive.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you balance openness with skepticism?
- When is doubt protective?
Another view
Too much guard may block genuine insight.
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