Consequently, he says, the phenomenal is that "not only the sensory, but also everything that is expressed of the reality itself or concretely appears to us, which is, then, inadequate to what is expressed (the reality as a mystery)."
He states further that "the phenomenal encompasses not just the sensory experience but also all expressions of reality as they appear to us; these expressions are inherently inadequate when compared to their true essence (a mystery of reality)."