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There must be a positive and negative in everything in the universe in order to complete a circuit or circle, read more
There must be a positive and negative in everything in the universe in order to complete a circuit or circle, without which there would be no activity, no motion
A human being is a part of the whole, called by us Universe, a part limited in time and space. read more
A human being is a part of the whole, called by us Universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest--a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole nature in its beauty.
Our sun is one of 100 billion stars in our galaxy. Our galaxy is one of billions of galaxies populating read more
Our sun is one of 100 billion stars in our galaxy. Our galaxy is one of billions of galaxies populating the universe. It would be the height of presumption to think that we are the only living things in that enormous immensity.
I have never grown out of the infantile belief that the universe was made for me to suck.
I have never grown out of the infantile belief that the universe was made for me to suck.
The Universe has as many different centers as there are living beings in it
The Universe has as many different centers as there are living beings in it
The Universe forces those who live in it to understand it. Those creatures who find everyday experience a muddled jumble read more
The Universe forces those who live in it to understand it. Those creatures who find everyday experience a muddled jumble of events with no predictability, no regularity, are in grave peril. The Universe belongs to those who, at least to some degree,
It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and read more
It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small.
Black holes are where God divided by zero.
Black holes are where God divided by zero.
There is a coherent plan to the universe, though I don't know
what it's a plan for.
There is a coherent plan to the universe, though I don't know
what it's a plan for.