If the answer is infinite light, why do we sleep in the dark?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- If the truth is limitless, why do we retreat into rest or obscurity?
- In plain terms
- Why rest when enlightenment is available?
- What can you take from it?
- We often avoid clarity despite seeking it.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When do you avoid the truth?
- Is rest ever necessary?
Another view
It assumes sleep is always avoidance.
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