Quote by Frithjof Schuon

Pure and absolute truth can only be found beyond all its possible expressions; these expressions, as such, cannot claim the attributes of this truth, their relative remoteness from it is expressed by their differentiation and multiplicity, by which they are strictly limited.

Pure and absolute truth can only be found beyond all its pos

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This quote suggests that the ultimate truth can only be fully understood or grasped when one surpasses all the various ways in which truth is expressed. The expressions of truth, although attempts to communicate it, are incomplete and limited in their ability to fully capture the essence of truth. The numerous expressions of truth exist in a differentiated and diverse manner, indicating their relative distance from the absolute truth. Thus, this quote implies that the purest form of truth lies beyond the constraints of any particular expression of it.

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