The reduction of the universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being even to God, this is read more

The reduction of the universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being even to God, this is love.

Some say that the universe is made so that when we are about to understand it it changes into something read more

Some say that the universe is made so that when we are about to understand it it changes into something even more incomprehensible. And then there are those who say that this has already happened.

We simply do not understand our place in the universe and have not the courage to admit it

We simply do not understand our place in the universe and have not the courage to admit it

The universe lies before you on the floor, in the air, in the mysterious bodies of your dancers, in your read more

The universe lies before you on the floor, in the air, in the mysterious bodies of your dancers, in your mind. From this voyage no one returns poor or weary.

The scientific theroy I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage.

The scientific theroy I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage.

It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and read more

It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.

The Sun, with all the planets revolving around it, and depending on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes read more

The Sun, with all the planets revolving around it, and depending on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as though it had nothing else in the Universe to do.

A human being is part of a whole, called by us the "Universe," a
part limited in time and read more

A human being is part of a whole, called by us the "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 for us, restricting us to our personal desires
and to affection for a few personsnearest us. Our task must be
to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of
compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of
nature in its beauty.

What makes the universe so hard to comprehend is that there's nothing to compare it with.

What makes the universe so hard to comprehend is that there's nothing to compare it with.