We venture to make the assertion that there is but one sin: IGNORANCE, and but one salvation: APPLIED KNOWLEDGE.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The root of all wrongdoing is ignorance, and the solution is using what you learn.
- In plain terms
- Bad things happen because we don't know better; fixing it needs used knowledge.
- What can you take from it?
- Knowledge must be used to fix ignorance.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What useful knowledge are you ignoring?
Another view
Sometimes people know the right thing but choose not to do it.
More from Max Heindel
Christ said, 'The Truth shall make you free,' but Truth is not found once and forever. Truth is eternal, and the quest for Truth must also be eternal.
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