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What does it mean?
Intellectual knowledge is partial and cannot grasp the perfect whole of the divine.
In plain terms
Intellect can know parts but not the whole truth.
What can you take from it?
Accept limits of intellectual knowledge.

Where it applies

  • spiritual seeking
  • learning
  • philosophical inquiry

Putting it to work

  • combine logic and faith
  • acknowledge limits
  • seek holistic understanding

Questions to consider

  • What can knowledge not tell you?
  • How do you know the divine?

Another view

Intellect is useful for many practical tasks.

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