Difference between revisions of "Nature"
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"Humanity has forgotten what it owes to the world. It comes as a thief, not as one who comes to a marriage. It comes to take and to exploit. It comes to pillage. And thus it has to face the ruin of its consequences."<ref name="retr"/> | "Humanity has forgotten what it owes to the world. It comes as a thief, not as one who comes to a marriage. It comes to take and to exploit. It comes to pillage. And thus it has to face the ruin of its consequences."<ref name="retr"/> | ||
| − | + | "If you destroy nature, it will destroy everything you have. You cannot defeat it. It will give you everything you need, but if you violate it too much, it will take everything away."<ref name="retr"/> | |
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| − | == | + | ==The Sanctity of Nature== |
| + | "In some traditions the Earth itself is considered sacred—the entire Earth, not one particular place. But the Earth is not sacred; it is just the Earth."<ref>The Sacred (April 29, 2008)</ref> | ||
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| + | ==The Harshness of Nature== | ||
| + | "Nature... seems to have no real regard for you and your welfare."<ref name="trust">Trusting God (May 7, 2013)</ref> | ||
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| + | ==The Animal World== | ||
| + | "Sentient beings will come here and return to their heavenly state. That is the difference between a sentient being like you, and your pet, or the birds in the sky or the animals in the field. Your dog does not die and go to dog heaven, the mouse does not die and go to mouse heaven, the mosquito does not die and go to mosquito heaven, they continue in this reality. But you are from a different reality, and it is this difference between your divine nature and your functioning in the animal world that is so utterly confusing and has perplexed great thinkers over the ages."<ref>Evolution (October 24, 2008)</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Natural Forces and Natural Laws== | ||
"The world is driven by powerful geologic and biologic forces. They were set in motion at the beginning of the physical Universe. God has set them in motion to operate on their own, moving in a certain direction. This has produced immense turbulence, even after the creation of this planet. These turbulent forces work throughout the Universe, depending on a world’s particular environment." | "The world is driven by powerful geologic and biologic forces. They were set in motion at the beginning of the physical Universe. God has set them in motion to operate on their own, moving in a certain direction. This has produced immense turbulence, even after the creation of this planet. These turbulent forces work throughout the Universe, depending on a world’s particular environment." | ||
Revision as of 20:42, 29 July 2013
"In the end, nature will be dominant." [1]
The Retribution
"The world has been violated. And thus the world will create retribution, but it will not be God’s retribution. It will be the retribution that humanity has created for itself and the retribution born of errors."[2]
"Humanity has forgotten what it owes to the world. It comes as a thief, not as one who comes to a marriage. It comes to take and to exploit. It comes to pillage. And thus it has to face the ruin of its consequences."[2]
"If you destroy nature, it will destroy everything you have. You cannot defeat it. It will give you everything you need, but if you violate it too much, it will take everything away."[2]
The Sanctity of Nature
"In some traditions the Earth itself is considered sacred—the entire Earth, not one particular place. But the Earth is not sacred; it is just the Earth."[3]
The Harshness of Nature
"Nature... seems to have no real regard for you and your welfare."[4]
The Animal World
"Sentient beings will come here and return to their heavenly state. That is the difference between a sentient being like you, and your pet, or the birds in the sky or the animals in the field. Your dog does not die and go to dog heaven, the mouse does not die and go to mouse heaven, the mosquito does not die and go to mosquito heaven, they continue in this reality. But you are from a different reality, and it is this difference between your divine nature and your functioning in the animal world that is so utterly confusing and has perplexed great thinkers over the ages."[5]
Natural Forces and Natural Laws
"The world is driven by powerful geologic and biologic forces. They were set in motion at the beginning of the physical Universe. God has set them in motion to operate on their own, moving in a certain direction. This has produced immense turbulence, even after the creation of this planet. These turbulent forces work throughout the Universe, depending on a world’s particular environment." [1]
"Humanity has had to endure violent weather, droughts, floods, pestilence—all manner of things because this is all part of living within a changing environment governed by physical laws & natural laws." [1]