(Insanity) is not hubris, not pride; it is inflation of the ego to its ultimate - confusion between him who worships and that which is worshipped. Man has not eaten God; God has eaten man.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author defines insanity as ego inflation where the worshipper becomes the worshipped.
- In plain terms
- Insanity is when ego becomes god.
- What can you take from it?
- Insanity may be ego worshipping itself.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can ego become a god?
- Is this the definition of madness?
Another view
It frames a complex condition as purely spiritual error.
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