The World In A Grain of Sand
“To see a world in a grain of sand
and heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
and eternity in an hour.”
–William Blake (English Poet, Painter and Mystic, 1757-1827)
Sensing the Fabric of Life
“The shore is an ancient world, for as long as there has been an earth and sea there has been this place of the meeting of land and water. Yet it is a world that keeps alive the sense of continuing creation and of the relentless drive of life. Each time I enter it, I gain some new awareness of its beauty and its deeper meanings, sensing that intricate fabric of life by which one creature is linked with another, and each with its surroundings.”
–Rachel Carson (American Biologist and Writer, 1907-1964)
Alive, Conscious Awareness
“God is an energy field of alive, conscious awareness, pulsating and singing with life force through your Wholeness – and your body is part of that Wholeness.”
–Mary-Margaret Moore (American Writer, Counselor and Channel of “Bartholomew”)
Nothing But Awareness
“Experience shows that the spirit is nothing but awareness. Whoever has greater awareness has greater spirit… When the spirit becomes greater and passes beyond all bounds, the spirits of all things become obedient to it.”
–Rumi (a.k.a. Jalal al-Din Rumi, a.k.a. Mevlana Jelaluddin Rúmí, Afghan Sufi Poet, 1207-1273)
Seeing With New Eyes
“The voyage of discovery lies not in finding new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”
–Marcel Proust (French Novelist, 1871-1922)
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“Many people feel that in the contemplation of nature and in communication with other living things, they become aware of some kind of force, or something, behind this apparent mask which we see in front of us, and they call it God.”
–Roman Kroitor (Canadian Filmmaker and Co-Inventor of IMAX, 1926-)
Awareness of Essence
“Those who judge human beings according to generic characteristics only reach the boundary, beyond which people begin to be beings whose activity is based on free self-determination…. Characteristics of race, tribe, ethnic group and gender are subjects for special sciences…. But all these sciences cannot penetrate through to the special nature of the individual. Where the realm of freedom of thought and action begin, the determination of individuals according to generic laws ends.”
–Rudolf Steiner (Croatian-born Austrian Mystic, Occultist, Social Philosopher, Architect and Founder of Anthroposophy, 1861-1925)
Becoming A Responsible Agent
“We can choose to develop awareness,…. which allows us to be responsible agents instead of helpless victims.”
–Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo (English-born Buddhist Nun, 1944-)
The Universe Quietly Revealed
“The universe quietly reveals its unity. God is polite, knocking only gently. We have to listen carefully if we are to hear the report.”
–Gerald L. Schroeder (American Orthodox Jewish Physicist, Author and Lecturer, 1938-)
“The Hidden Face of God: Science Reveals the Ultimate Truth” (Gerald L. Schroeder)
Interlocking and Interdependent Communication Patterns
“There are millions of interlocking and interdependent communication patterns among all the physical forms of the Earth, and with training human beings can perceive and understand those patterns of communication. It is part of our species’ purpose to do so.”
–Stephen Harrod Buhner (American Poet, Writer, Ecologist and Psychotherapist, 1952-)
“One Spirit, Many Peoples: A Manifesto for Earth Spirituality” (Stephen Harrod Buhner)
