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.
Deep assignments run through all our lives; there are no coincidences.
The mind of the Renaissance was not a pilgrim mind, but a sedentary city mind, like that of the ancients.
Humans were denied the speech of animals. The only common ground of communication upon which dogs and men can get together is in fiction.
Canada's eminent position today is a tribute to the patience, tolerance, and strength of character of her people, of both French and British strains. For Canada is enriched by the heritage of France as well as of Britain, and Quebec has imparted the vitality and spirit of France itself to Canada. Canada's notable achievement of national unity and progress through accommodation, moderation and forbearance can be studied with profit by her sister nations.
Solitude is a necessary protest to the incursions and the false alarms of society's hysteria, a period of cure and recovery.
If you want to call it that. But it is a very specific sort of magic. There's a magic you take from death. Something leaves the world, something else comes into it.
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