The entire lower world was created in the likeness of the higher world. All that exists in the higher world appears like an image in this lower world; yet all this is but One.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The lower world mirrors the higher world, yet they are one.
- In plain terms
- Earth is like heaven but everything is actually one.
- What can you take from it?
- Reality appears dual but is fundamentally unified.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is reality one or many?
- How do you see unity?
Another view
This view contradicts empirical observation of diversity.
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