The Interdependent Universe
“Everything depends upon everything else, and, in fact, IS everything else as well as itself.”
–Ernest E. Wood (English Theosophist, Yoga Practitioner, Translator, Author and Professor of Physics, Principal and President of the Sind National College and the Madanapalle College, India, 1883-1965)
The Unity of Reality
“Science recognizes today the inter-relationality of the universe. Relativity theory, quantum physics, post-Darwinian models of evolution, psychosomatic medicine, parapsychological research, biofeedback and, most of all, experience with Yoga and meditation support this basic vision.”
–Michael von Bruck (German Professor and Chair of Comparative Religious Studies at Munich University, 1949-)
The Constantly Explosive Dance
“Reality [is] one constantly explosive dance of divine energy, love, and bliss, interconnected in all of its events and particulars.”
–Andrew Harvey (Indian-born English Philosopher, 1952-)
Planetary Consciousness
“Mind does not operate as the servant of the egos of individuals, or of any situations in historical time or local space. It operates in terms of the evolution of the entire system – and in relation to the galactic whole of which this heliocosm is but a small cellular unit. It operates in terms of planetary consciousness.”
–Dane Rudhyar (a.k.a. Daniel Chenneviere, French-born American Composer, Theosophist and Astrologer, 1895-1985)
“Occult Preparations for a New Age (A Quest book)” (Dane Rudhyar)
Giving Back to the Web
“A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life depend on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving.”
–Albert Einstein (German-born American Physicist and, in 1921, Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics, 1879-1955)
Inter-Relationships
“Modern scientists have concluded that all phenomena are interrelated in complex networks of energy transformation. Teilhard de Chardin’s concept of the noosphere, a network of thought encompassing the planet, is one such idea. The notion of networks of individuals who share a common interest and provide information and support to one another has enormous potential for furthering individual and social transformation.”
–Ralph Metzner (German-born American Psychologist, Researcher, Writer and Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, 1936-)
Everything Is Intimately Connected
“We are not actually separate from anyone or anything; we are intimately connected with all. This is a profoundly liberating realization – an overpowering, overarching principle in every tradition.”
–Wayne Teasdale (American Catholic Monk and Proponent of Interfaith Dialogue, 1945-2004)
“The Mystic Hours: A Daybook of Inspirational Wisdom and Devotion” (Wayne Teasdale)
The Inseparable Soul
“Ancient psychologists taught that our own souls are inseparable from the world’s soul, and that both are found in all the many things that make up nature and culture.”
–Thomas Moore (American Psychotherapist and Writer, 1940-)
“Care of the Soul : A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life” (Thomas Moore)
Total Interdependence
“The truth is that interdependence exists at the microcosmic and macrocosmic and psychic levels of existence.”
–Matthew Fox (a.k.a. Timothy James, American Theologian and Priest, 1940-)
The World As An Organization
“We are seeking another basic outlook: the world as an organization. This would profoundly change the categories of our thinking and influence our practical attitudes. We must envision the biosphere as a whole with mutually reinforcing or mutually destructive interdependencies.”
–Ludwig von Bertalanffy (Austrian-born American Biologist and a Founder of General Systems Theory, 1901-1972)
