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Epigraph explained
A single line sets the tone for the book, suggesting a philosophical perspective that transcends scale and hierarchy, rooted in a universal mind or spirit.
What happens
A single line sets the tone for the book, suggesting a philosophical perspective that transcends scale and hierarchy, rooted in a universal mind or spirit.
Key passages
“There is no great; there is no small; in the mind that causeth all”
In the universal consciousness that creates everything, distinctions of size or importance are meaningless.
This epigraph introduces a theme of unity and the relativity of human judgments.