If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- If human perception were cleansed, reality would be seen as infinite.
- In plain terms
- If we saw clearly, everything would look infinite.
- What can you take from it?
- Removing mental barriers reveals the infinite nature of reality.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What limits your perception?
- What does infinity mean to you?
Another view
The idea assumes a specific definition of infinity that is hard to verify.
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