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The traveler has to knock at every alien door to come to his own, and one has to wander through all the outer worlds to reach the innermost shrine at the end.
"The traveler has to knock at every alien door to come to his own, and one has to wander through all the outer worlds to reach the innermost shrine at the end."— Rabindranath Tagore
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Meaning of this quote
The outward journey becomes a route toward a deeper understanding of one's own inner life.
Key takeaway:
Let unfamiliar experiences prompt reflection rather than only collection of experiences.
Origin of the quote
Gitanjali (1912), poem 12.
Who actually said this?
VerifiedSentence checked in the English text; traveler is spelt traveller in the consulted edition.
Source:
Gitanjali — poem 12
