I thought it would be kind of interesting to end the path of religion blogging with the oh so famous Albert Einstein. A man with a powerful and intellectual brain. A man who realized that he must imagine the impossible. Strive to look outside the box of reality and figure the impossible. He has the science kind of view towards religions. He believes that the real beauty is in our own self and thoughts. That pretty much we must remember that we are part of the entire universe. Just because we are a mere billionth of a molecule of the universe, we are still part of it. All living things exist together and we wouldn't be here if it weren't here for the animals and plants in this world.
"The true value of a human being can be found in the degree to which he has attained liberation from the self." (191)
That basically he feels that we must appreciate the world and universe and everything around us. From every living soul, if its your next door neighbor, your pet dog, or even the flowers in your front yard. That we get so caught up in our selves that we forget about the beauty of the souls around us. That he feels that our own thoughts causes an illusion that gets us caught up in only our personal desires and a few select around us. That we need to learn to love the world and life and not for get the beauty of life is unimaginable.
"Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living beings and all of nature" (192)
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL
Thanks for all the comments this year class, It has been awesome reading all your blogs and getting insights from all of you.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Henry David Thoreau
An interesting writing and a very intellectual individual. Times throughout the writing I had to reread some sentences to understand what he was saying. I'm not sure if i truly understand what is being said, but if you have insights feel free to give your insights in the comments. The first quote that caught on to me was:
"If men would steadily observe realities only, and not allow themselves to be deluded, life, to compare it with such things as we know, would be like a fairy tale and the Arabian Nights' Entertainments. "(182)
If everyone looked at everything at its surface and took it as it appears, we wouldn't fully grasp the meaning. Its like looking at a huge mansion, sure it looks beautiful on the outside, but the inside could be trashed and empty. Same goes with human beings, we have evolved as a society where people often get to caught up on outer beauty. That Henry feels our society can be cruel because we only percieve reality as to what we see. We forget to truly use our brains and hearts and souls to truly see the inner beauty things. That just because societies are growing bigger, richer, prettier, and more independently doesn't mean that God is more or less around us. The inner beauty of our souls have existed will always exist all around us.
" God himself culminates in the present moment, and will never be more divine in the lapse of all the ages."(183)
I love this quote, because its so true in my opinion. God is still here now and will be thousands of years from now. It doesn't matter if your the prettiest, or the richest, or live on the streets, God is just as divine for every thing and everybody. We tend to forget that live itself is beauty, we lose our imagination and keep a narrow mind towards reality. We have to let our minds think of things that would exist out of reality.
"The universe constantly and obediently answers to our conceptions; whether we travel fast or slow, the track is laid for us." (183)
"If men would steadily observe realities only, and not allow themselves to be deluded, life, to compare it with such things as we know, would be like a fairy tale and the Arabian Nights' Entertainments. "(182)
If everyone looked at everything at its surface and took it as it appears, we wouldn't fully grasp the meaning. Its like looking at a huge mansion, sure it looks beautiful on the outside, but the inside could be trashed and empty. Same goes with human beings, we have evolved as a society where people often get to caught up on outer beauty. That Henry feels our society can be cruel because we only percieve reality as to what we see. We forget to truly use our brains and hearts and souls to truly see the inner beauty things. That just because societies are growing bigger, richer, prettier, and more independently doesn't mean that God is more or less around us. The inner beauty of our souls have existed will always exist all around us.
" God himself culminates in the present moment, and will never be more divine in the lapse of all the ages."(183)
I love this quote, because its so true in my opinion. God is still here now and will be thousands of years from now. It doesn't matter if your the prettiest, or the richest, or live on the streets, God is just as divine for every thing and everybody. We tend to forget that live itself is beauty, we lose our imagination and keep a narrow mind towards reality. We have to let our minds think of things that would exist out of reality.
"The universe constantly and obediently answers to our conceptions; whether we travel fast or slow, the track is laid for us." (183)
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