The Kybalion, Chapter 4 summary
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In Chapter 4, the speakers name the permanent reality beneath changing appearances THE ALL and distinguish its unknowable essence from properties accessible to reason. They argue that it is infinite, eternal, and unchanging, then reject matter and mechanical energy as sufficient explanations and identify it as infinite living mind, or spirit.
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- The speakers argue that changing appearances require an enduring reality, which they name THE ALL.
- They declare its inner nature unknowable and reject attempts to give it human emotions or desires.
- They distinguish religion and philosophy from theology and metaphysics, favoring inquiry that respects the limits of knowledge.
- Reason identifies THE ALL as encompassing everything, unlimited in time, space, and power, and incapable of change.
- The speakers reject matter and mechanical force as ultimate sources because neither can account for life and mind.
- They identify THE ALL as infinite living mind, distinct from the limited life and thought humans know.
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