Standing on the bare ground, - my head bathed by the blithe air, and uplifted into infinite space, - all mean egotism vanishes. I become a transparent eye-ball; I am nothing; I see all; the currents of the Universal Being circulate through me; I am part or particle of God.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Emerson describes a transcendent experience of nature where self vanishes and unity with the universal is felt.
- In plain terms
- Standing in nature makes ego disappear and feel part of everything.
- What can you take from it?
- Nature can dissolve ego and create unity.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When do you lose yourself?
- How does nature change you?
Another view
Not everyone experiences this transcendence in nature.
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