There is a point where in the mystery of existence contradictions meet; where movement is not all movement and stillness is not all stillness; where the idea and the form, the within and the without, are united; where infinite becomes finite, yet not losing its infinity. If this meeting is dissolved, then things become unreal.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- There is a point where contradictions like movement and stillness or finite and infinite merge. If this unity breaks, reality becomes unreal.
- In plain terms
- Truth exists where contradictions meet and unite.
- What can you take from it?
- Look for unity in apparent contradictions.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Where do you see contradictions meeting in your life?
- How do you find unity in chaos?
Another view
This concept is abstract and hard to verify in daily life.
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