Understanding The All
The All is the Infinite, Eternal, Omnipresent Reality underlying all manifestation.
The All is that which transcends all names and definitions yet is the source of all that exists. It cannot be grasped by the finite mind yet is experienced through its manifestations. Understanding The All is the goal of Hermetic philosophy, though complete comprehension is forever beyond reach.
Under, and back of, the Universe of Time, Space and Change, is ever to be found The Substantial Reality—the Fundamental Truth.
The All corresponds to similar concepts like Brahman, Ein Sof, and the Tao.
The Kybalion
Written about in
- What Hermeticism says about reverence
The All is the reality underlying everything, and the text concedes at once that a finite mind cannot get round it. Understanding it is named as the goal and full comprehension is ruled out in the same breath.