The creation story unfurling within the scientific enterprise provides the fundamental context, the fundamental arena of meaning, for all the peoples of the Earth. For the first time in human history, we can agree on the basic story of the galaxies, the stars, the planets, minerals, life forms, and human cultures. This story does not diminish the spiritual traditions of the classical or tribal periods of human history. Rather, the story provides the proper setting for the teachings of all traditions, showing the true magnitude of their central truths.
The human being is that space in which the comprehensive compassion that pervades the universe from the very beginning now begins to surface --within… - Brian Swimme
The human being is that space in which the comprehensive compassion that pervades the universe from the very beginning now begins to surface --within…
- Brian Swimme
This is the greatest discovery of the scientific enterprise: You take hydrogen gas, and you leave it alone, and it turns into rosebuds, giraffes and … - Brian Swimme
This is the greatest discovery of the scientific enterprise: You take hydrogen gas, and you leave it alone, and it turns into rosebuds, giraffes and …
The new cosmic story emerging into human awareness overwhelms all previous conceptions of the universe for the simple reason that it draws them all i… - Brian Swimme
The new cosmic story emerging into human awareness overwhelms all previous conceptions of the universe for the simple reason that it draws them all i…
Four billion years ago the planet Earth was molten rock; now it sings opera! - Brian Swimme
Four billion years ago the planet Earth was molten rock; now it sings opera!
The universe shivers with wonder in the depths of the human. - Brian Swimme
The universe shivers with wonder in the depths of the human.
When humans find themselves surrounded by nothing but objects, the response is always one of loneliness. - Brian Swimme
When humans find themselves surrounded by nothing but objects, the response is always one of loneliness.
There is nothing more mysterious than destiny - of a person, of our species, of our planet, or of the universe itself. - Brian Swimme
There is nothing more mysterious than destiny - of a person, of our species, of our planet, or of the universe itself.
A tree is a self: it is 'unseen shaping' more than it is leaves or bark, roots or cellulose or fruit ... What this means is that we must address tree… - Brian Swimme
A tree is a self: it is 'unseen shaping' more than it is leaves or bark, roots or cellulose or fruit ... What this means is that we must address tree…
By pursuing your allurements, you help bind the universe together. The unity of the world rests on the pursuit of passion. - Brian Swimme
By pursuing your allurements, you help bind the universe together. The unity of the world rests on the pursuit of passion.
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