What of the Immanent Will and Its designs? It works unconsciously, as heretofore, Eternal artistries in Circumstance.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Hardy questions whether a hidden universal force operates without consciousness to shape events.
- In plain terms
- A hidden will works without knowing to shape what happens.
- What can you take from it?
- Unconscious forces may shape reality.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does a force shape life?
- How much control do you have?
Another view
There is no proof of such a universal will.
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