“There's something about watching an animal that puts you in contact with where we came from and what we're still a part of.” StillsAnimalContactWhere We Came Author:John Cleese
“I used to envy the father of our race, dwelling as he did in contact with the new-made fields and plants of Eden; but I do so no more, because I have discovered that I also live in "creation's dawn." The morning stars still sing together, and the world, not yet half made, becomes more beautiful every day.” WorldMadeStillsTogetherBeautifulUsedFatherStarsNatureRaceHalfBeautyMorningCreationFieldsPlantEnvyContactDawnDwellingEden Book:Gentle wilderness: the Sierra Nevada Source: Gentle wilderness: the Sierra Nevada
“Mysterious spaces cause us to turn inward. Amid a rich upwelling of association, we encounter many aspects of ourselves. As we grow still, we come in contact with a unified, empty, yet full ground of our being. As our consciousness grows more spacious, we find connections between us and the wider world, a shared greater reality.” WorldStillsRealityTurnsGrowsCausesSpaceConsciousnessRichGreaterAspectEmptyConnectionsContactMysteriousEncountersAssociationInwardUnified Author:John Paul Caponigro
“The development of science has produced an industrial revolution which has brought different peoples in such close contact with one another through colonization and commerce that no matter how some nations may still look down upon others, no country can harbor the illusion that its career is decided wholly within itself.” LooksMayStillsDifferentCountryMatterNationsCareersRevolutionDevelopmentIllusionDecidedContactCommerceDifferent PeoplesHarborsColonizationIndustrial Revolution Book:Democracy and Education: Top American Authors Source: Democracy and Education: Top American Authors