Thus passing through the infinite varieties of space we reach the Divine space which is absolutely free from all dimensions and constitutes the meeting point of all infinities.
Interpretation
The quote suggests that by exploring the vastness of space, we ultimately reach a transcendent realm that transcends all limitations.
Muhammad Iqbal's quote reflects on the profound journey through the complexities of existence and the universe. It insinuates that through the exploration of the infinite varieties found in the cosmos, we can arrive at a higher understanding or divine realm that is beyond the constraints of dimensions and physical realities, representing the ultimate meeting point of all that exists.
In practice
In a lecture about the universe and our place in it, this quote can inspire awe and reflection.
The revealed and mystic literature of mankind bears ample testimony to the fact that religious experience has been too enduring and dominant in the history of mankind to be rejected as mere illusion. There seems to be no reason, then, to accept the normal level of human experience as fact and reject its other levels as mystical and emotional.
I have seen the movement of the sinews of the sky, And the blood coursing in the veins of the moon.
let this be our beautiful departure from stagnation; let our minds come alive; enter another dimension; go beyond the stars eagerly struggling to find that... which our naked eyes did not know existed; rise like a falcon born to soar and not be alone but be present amongst others.
The soul is neither inside nor outside the body; neither proximate to nor separate from it.
The wing of the Falcon brings to the king, the wing if the crow brings him to the cemetery.
The truth is that the religious and the scientific processes, though involving different methods, are identical in their final aim. Both aim at reaching the most real.
War's a profanity because, let's face it, you've got two opposing sides trying to settle their differences by killing as many of each other as they can.
You are an infinite spiritual being having a temporary human experience.
For I do not exist: there exist but the thousands of mirrors that reflect me. With every acquaintance I make, the population of phantoms resembling me increases. Somewhere they live, somewhere they multiply. I alone do not exist.
There can be no perfect Europe in which Ireland is denied even the least of its national rights.
He was constantly reminded of how startlingly different a place the world was when viewed from a point only three feet to the left.
I feel like I could be likened to an old hound circling on a rug for the last five years.
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