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“The innovative spirit was America's strongest attribute, transforming everything into a brave new world, but there lingered an insecurity about the arts.”

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Arthur Erickson

Arthur Erickson was a renowned Canadian architect known for his unique modernist style and profound cultural sensitivity. His works, including Canada Place in Vancouver and the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, not only transformed the urban landscape of Canada but also reflected his architectural philosophy. more

“We are part and parcel of a single and all-encompassing evolutionary current that is itself Spirit-in-action, the mode and manner of Spirit's creation, and thus is always going beyond what went before-that leaps, not crawls, to new plateaus of truth, only to leap again, dying and being reborn with each new quantum lurch, often stumbling and bruising its metaphyscical knees, yet always getting right back up and jumping yet again.”

Action Spirit Dying Creation Currents Knees Leap Quantum Jumping Reborn Stumbling Parcel Plateaus

Book:The Simple Feeling of Being: Visionary, Spiritual, and Poetic Writings

Source: The Simple Feeling of Being: Visionary, Spiritual, and Poetic Writings

“Like going to the dentist, where you write: "Dental appointment today. All of the dentists in Boulder are 'holistic.' They can't fill a cavity but they're good for your soul. Your teeth rot, but apparently your spirit prospers."”

Writing Soul Today Spirit Teeth Your Soul Appointments Dentist Holistic Dental Boulders

Author:Ken Wilber

“I believe that evidence shows that there is a real spirit, a real Beach, but it is beneath no pavement whatsoever, for all pavements arise within it: Spirit is all-encompassing. It transcends everything, it includes everything.”

Believe Real Shows Spirit I Believe Evidence Arise Beach Pavement

Book:The Simple Feeling of Being: Visionary, Spiritual, and Poetic Writings

Source: The Simple Feeling of Being: Visionary, Spiritual, and Poetic Writings

“I was cutting and threading pipe in the tunnels to get water into the shower rooms for athletics. I was repairing old metal windows, fixing cement walls where rain was coming through, and drying out the maple gym floors in hopes of removing the warping.”