"We are universe"
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"We are universe"
We are Life, in human form. Ancestors of the stars and galaxies, children of the oceans and forests. We are Creative expressions of the Universe, as much a part of this planet as the rivers, trees, mountains and butterflies. Every atom of "you" has been a part of this Earth for billions of years, and to Mother Earth each atom shall return. Modern h
... See moreAs physicist Paul Davies writes in The Goldilocks Enigma (Allen Lane, 2006): Somehow the universe has engineered, not just its own awareness, but also its own comprehension. Mindless, blundering atoms have conspired to make not just life, but understanding. The evolving cosmos has spawned beings who are able not merely to watch the show, but to unr
... See moreoceans, and mountains swirl and rise and sink. This rabbinic midrash reflects the same reality that science does: we are all, literally, composed of the entire earth, indeed, of stardust from supernovae millions of light-years away. The components of our bones, the cells of our blood, the air that we breathe—all that was used by others before us, a
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