It is feeling that is the life, the strength, the vitality, without which no amount of intellectual activity can reach God.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Feeling and spiritual vitality are essential for connecting with the divine, more so than intellectual activity.
- In plain terms
- You need deep feeling to reach God, not just thinking.
- What can you take from it?
- Prioritize spiritual feeling over pure intellect in your practice.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you balance head and heart in your beliefs?
Another view
It may undervalue the role of theology or intellectual study in faith.
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