Every man who steeps himself in the spiritual possibilities of his heart is a valuable helper in the building of the spiritual pyramid which will someday reach to heaven.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of spiritual growth and its impact on collective human progress.
Wassily Kandinsky suggests that individuals who deeply engage with their inner spirituality contribute significantly to a larger, collective spiritual evolution. This 'spiritual pyramid' symbolizes the aspiration for higher understanding and connection, indicating that personal journeys of self-discovery and spiritual awareness help elevate humanity as a whole towards a greater purpose or truth.
In practice
A motivational speaker might use this quote to inspire an audience about personal growth.
The true work of art is born from the 'artist': a mysterious, enigmatic, and mystical creation. It detaches itself from him, it acquires an autonomous life, becomes a personality, an independent subject, animated with a spiritual breath, the living subject of a real existence of being.
The artist must have something to say, for mastery over form is not his goal but rather the adapting of form to its inner meaning.
With cold eyes and indifferent mind the spectators regard the work. Connoissers admire the "skill" (as one admires a tightrope walker), enjoy the "quality of painting" (as one enjoys a pasty). But hungry souls go hungry away. The vulgar herd stroll through the rooms and pronounce the pictures "nice" or "splendid." Those who could speak have said nothing, those who could hear have heard nothing.
The sound of colors is so definite that it would be hard to find anyone who would express bright yellow with bass notes or dark lake with treble.
The more abstract is form, the more clear and direct its appeal.
All methods are sacred if they are internally necessary. All methods are sins if they are not justified by internal necessity.
Where the bishop is present, there is the Catholic Church
To look for a single general theory of how to decide the right thing to do is like looking for a single theory of how to decide what to believe.
As a rule it is circumstances that make men.
As the tree is fertilized by its own broken branches and fallen leaves, and grows out of its own decay, so men and nations are bettered and improved by trial, and refined out of broken hopes and blighted expectations.
Tradition is a guide and not a jailer.
If someone irritates you, it is only your own response that is irritating you. Therefore, when anyone seems to be provoking you, remember that it is only your judgment of the incident that provokes you. -
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