Free yourself Quote by Giordano Bruno
““Unless you make yourself equal to God, you cannot understand God: for the like is not intelligible save to the like. Make yourself grow to a greatness beyond measure, by a bound free yourself from the body; raise yourself above all time, become Eternity; then you will understand God. Believe that nothing is impossible for you, think yourself immortal and capable of understanding all, all arts, all sciences, the nature of every living being. Mount higher than the highest height; descend lower than the lowest depth. Draw into yourself all sensations of everything created, fire and water, dry and moist, imagining that you are everywhere, on earth, in the sea, in the sky, that you are not yet born, in the maternal womb, adolescent, old, dead, beyond death. If you embrace in your thought all things at once, times, places, substances, qualities, quantities, you may understand God.””
About This Quote
Source Book: The Expulsion of the Triumphant God, 1584
Understanding the divine requires expanding one's mind beyond ordinary limits, embracing all experiences and perspectives as one.
In simple terms: To know God, broaden your mind beyond normal limits.
Key Takeaway
Seek limitless learning and self‑transcendence.
Themes
spirituality
philosophy
knowledge
transcendence
Mood
awe
curiosity
inspired
Type
philosophical
reflective
inspirational
When to use this quote
- meditation
- study of sciences
- artistic creation
- interdisciplinary research
- deep contemplation
Key Concepts
metaphysics
holism
self‑expansion
Questions to Reflect On
- How can you practice embracing opposite perspectives?
- What limits your sense of boundlessness?
A Different Perspective
Human cognition is bounded; true comprehension may remain elusive.
