The newer people, of this modern age, are more eager to amass than to realize.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Modern people often prioritize accumulating possessions over realizing their potential or truth.
- In plain terms
- People focus on gathering things instead of realizing themselves.
- What can you take from it?
- Focus on realization, not just accumulation.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Are you amassing or realizing?
- What do you value more?
Another view
Accumulation can sometimes enable realization.
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