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On Nov 12, 2019 Mark David Vinzens wrote on Pale Blue Dot, by Carl Sagan:
The paradox of the human being is that it is nothing and everything at the same time. The Sufis say:„Youpresumeyouare a small entity, but withinyouis enfolded the entireUniverse.“ - we are the witnessesthroughwhichthe universe becomes aware of itself.We are a way for the cosmos to know itself.
We are a small fragment, a drop in the cosmic ocean, and yet ... in a mysterious way, the whole ocean is present in the drop ...
We are a small fragment, a drop in the cosmic ocean, and yet ... in a mysterious way, the whole ocean is present in the drop ...
On Mar 30, 2019 Mark David Vinzens wrote on How to Live If You're Going to Die, by Blanche Hartman:
The real question is not whether life exists after death. The real question is whether you are alive before death.True immortality is found in the heart of the Eternal Now.If we forget the past and the future and give ourselves completely to the moment, then only joy and love remain.Everything becomes the celebration of life, even death.In a sense, death is the fulfillment of life, the essence and the blossoming of life.
On Mar 30, 2019 Mark David Vinzens wrote on Keeping Quiet, by Pablo Neruda:
Pablo Neruda is not just a man who wrote poetry. He is the song of the world soul.
On Mar 30, 2019 Mark David Vinzens wrote on What I Learned From Trees, by Herman Hesse:
The tree is a symbol of the unity of heaven and earth. They are rooted in the earth and they are trying to reach to the sun and the stars.The metaphysical meaning of the Tree of Life is that we are the Children of the Universe. Everything isinter-connected.
On Nov 12, 2019 Mark David Vinzens wrote on Staying Small To Stay Safe, by Peggy Dulany:
―Gospel of Thomas