Imagination places the future world for us either above or below or in reincarnation. We dream of travels throughout the universe: is not the universe within us? We do not know the depths of our spirit. The mysterious path leads within. In us, or nowhere, lies eternity with its worlds, the past and the future.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Imagination constructs future worlds internally since eternity and history lie within the human spirit.
- In plain terms
- The future and eternity exist within us through imagination.
- What can you take from it?
- Look inward to understand your place in time and eternity.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Where does eternity lie?
- What does your spirit know?
Another view
Physical reality exists independently of inner imaginative worlds.
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