However great the exertion of our mind may be to comprehend the Divine Being or any of the ideals, we find a screen and partition between Him and ourselves. Thus the prophets frequently hint at the existence of a partition between God and us.
Interpretation
The quote suggests that despite our mental efforts to understand the Divine, there remains a barrier that separates us from a complete comprehension of God.
This quote by Maimonides reflects the philosophical and theological idea that human understanding is inherently limited when it comes to grasping the nature of the Divine. He implies that our intellect, no matter how dedicated to the pursuit of truth or understanding of God, is often veiled by a metaphorical screen that prevents us from fully connecting with the Divine essence. This partitional barrier is acknowledged by prophets and serves as a reminder of the limitations of human comprehension in the face of spiritual ideals.
In practice
Discussing the challenges of spiritual understanding in a philosophy class.
If men possessed wisdom, which stands in the same relation to the form of man as the sight to the eye, they would not cause any injury to themselves or to others; for the knowledge of truth removes hatred and quarrels, and prevents mutual injuries.
There are eight rungs in charity. The highest is when you help a man to help himself.
God who preceded all existence is a refuge.
When man possesses a good, sound body that does not overpower him nor disturb the equilibrium in him, he possesses a divine gift. In short, a good constitution facilitates the rule of the soul over the body, but it is not impossible to conquer a bad constitution by training.
If the whole earth is infinitely small in comparison with the sphere of the stars, what is man compared with all these created beings!
One should see the world, and see himself as a scale with an equal balance of good and evil. When he does one good deed the scale is tipped to the good - he and the world is saved. When he does one evil deed the scale is tipped to the bad - he and the world is destroyed.
If the total energy of the universe must always remain zero, and it costs energy to create a body, how can a whole universe be created from nothing?
A lie told often enough becomes the truth.
Why do I live in the desert? Because the desert is the *locus Dei*.
The mind remains undetermined in the great Void. Here the highest knowledge is unbounded. That which gives things their thusness cannot be delimited by things. So when we speak of 'limits', we remain confined to limited things. The limit of the unlimited is called 'fullness.' The limitlessness of the limited is called 'emptiness.' Tao is the source of both. But it is itself neither fullness nor emptiness
Our government needs the church, because only those humble enough to admit they're sinners can bring democracy the tolerance it requires to survive
Simple morality dictates that unless and until someone can prove the unborn human is not alive, we must give it the benefit of the doubt and assume it is (alive). And, thus, it should be entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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