Quote by Saint Augustine

My mind withdrew its thoughts from experience, extracting itself from the contradictory throng of sensuous images, that it might find out what that light was wherein it was bathed... And thus, with the flash of one hurried glance, it attained to the vision of That Which Is.

My mind withdrew its thoughts from experience, extracting it

Summary

This quote speaks to the idea of transcendence and the pursuit of knowledge beyond the realm of sensory experience. The author describes their mind withdrawing from the chaotic and contradictory world of sensory images in order to uncover the nature of a particular divine light. Through a momentary glimpse, they claim to have attained knowledge of a higher truth or reality, suggesting that true understanding can be found by looking beyond the limitations of our physical senses.

By Saint Augustine

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