Life is a crusade in the service of God. Whether we wished to or not, we set out as crusaders to free - not the Holy Sepulchre - but that God buried in matter and in our souls. Every body, every soul is a Holy Sepulcher. Every seed of grain is a Holy Sepulchre; let us free it! The brain is a Holy Sepulchre, God sprawls within it and battles with death; let us run to his assistance!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Life is a mission to liberate divine presence trapped within physical matter and human souls.
- In plain terms
- We are here to free the God that is trapped inside matter and ourselves.
- What can you take from it?
- View life as a mission to liberate the divine within.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is your life's mission?
- Where do you find the divine?
Another view
It assumes a specific theological view that not everyone shares.
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