Tracing back through history, mystics and philosophers have echoed similar sentiments. Plato’s allegory of the cave, for instance, points to internal illumination as the key to understanding reality. Meanwhile, Eastern traditions like those in the Upanishads describe the 'atman'—the soul—as both individual and universal, underscoring the notion that the vastness of the cosmos is mirrored within each person’s inner life. [...]
