QUOTES
"The
universe is a communion of subjects, not a collection of objects."
"It's
all a question of story. We are in trouble just now because we do not have a good
story. We are in between stories. The old story, the account of how we fit into
it, is no longer effective. Yet we have not learned the new story."
"We
are talking only to ourselves. We are not talking to the rivers, we are not listening
to the wind and stars. We have broken the great conversation. By breaking that
conversation we have shattered the universe. All the disasters that are happening
now are a consequence of that spiritual 'autism.' "
"Listen
to these words carefully. The universe is a communion of subjects, not a collection
of objects. And listen to this: The human is derivative. The planet is primary."
"I am
trying to establish a functional cosmology not a theology."
"Diversity
is the magic. It is the first manifestation, the first beginning of the differentiation
of a thing and of simple identity. The greater the diversity, the greater the
perfection."
The
child awakens to a universe.
The
mind of the child to a world of meaning.
Imagination to a world of beauty.
Emotions to a world of intimacy.
It takes a universe to make a child
both in outer form and inner spirit.
It takes a universe to educate
a child.
A universe to fulfill a child.
"The
natural world is the larger sacred community to which we belong. To be alienated
from this community is to become destitute in all that makes us human. To damage
this community is to diminish our own existence."
