"The intellect is a cold thing and a merely intellectual idea will never stimulate thought in the same manner that a spiritual idea does"
- Ernest Holmes
About this Quote
This quote by Ernest Holmes speaks with the power of spiritual ideas and how they can promote thought in such a way that intellectual concepts can not. He is suggesting that intellect, or making use of logic and reason, is a cold thing that does not have feeling and sensation. It is not enough to simply understand something intellectually, however rather, to truly understand something, one must be able to connect with it on a spiritual level. This connection is what promotes idea and enables us to really understand the idea. Holmes is recommending that spiritual concepts have the power to move us in such a way that intellectual ideas can not. They can evoke emotion and influence us to think more deeply about the concept. Spiritual concepts can assist us to connect with the concept on a much deeper level and can help us to get a better understanding of it.
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