Once again, you've shed light on our emerging sense of reality. Those who now study physics deeply describe a world of energy exchange and connection, of fluidity and 'miracles' that would have made anyone's head spin a quarter century ago. Many leading scientists now believe that some sort of consciousness forms the basis of everything. Call it God if you like.
dear Marianne, what a WONDERFUL quote from Carl Sagan!!! I love what you are pointing to here: "It’s to our detriment if we don’t get over this high school level of disrespect for things we can’t explain. The planet isn’t in the trouble we’re in due to a lack of scientific discovery or intellectual think tanks. It’s in trouble due to a lack of reverence, and ethics, and heart." I am VERY much looking forward to quoting YOU on this!!!
And more: you wrote, "if the heart is not the ultimate decider, in life or politics or anything else, then we are headed for disaster. [...] Science illumines our understanding; it’s love that saves our lives." Yes! Yes! Yes!!!! You are right, mystics don't usually put down science, but too many people these days ARE putting down science... in part as an unfortunate response to the arrogance of "scientism"... science pretending it can be the only arbiter of knowledge, rather than recognizing that there are multiple ways of knowing...
We desperately need BOTH... renewed respect for science, and renewed respect for mysticism... may we develop the maturity, to understand the complementarity of these two valid ways of knowing... and THANK YOU for your lifetime of work toward this end.
Ooof! Right to the heart (and science) of the Truth here! What's curious for me is that spreading love and praying for those too weak to trust in spiritual truth was never exhausting before. It's interesting that just at the same time our nation is showing some really scary colors, my clients (I'm a trauma therapist) are showing me how truly horrible people can be to each other in ways I thought we're unimaginable. 😞 You have been such a help to me reminding me of the importance of staying true to our hearts and ideas in the face of such powerful toxicity. Marianne, I pray your love wave gets bigger and bigger and creates a truly revolutionary movement! We may need to gather in person again just to keep each other buoyed up! Thank you! And Bless You!
Autobiography of a Yogi is in my top 3 books of all time. As you have shown in the past you are bang on. I've always felt science and religion were very close. I think of my own spiritual experiences and then think quantum physics.
Marianne, this feels like the deeper continuation of what you named when you reshared my essay earlier this year—that love isn’t the opposite of structure, but the force that gives structure its coherence.
Your reminder that science provides the alphabet and mysticism provides the language is exactly the bridge so many of us are trying to build now. Thank you for articulating the intersection where meaning and mechanism finally meet.
Thank you Marianne for a cogent dialogue with the 2 ends of the description of life.
What your article shows so clearly is that every living person and thing is fully connected.
To me that means what we do to one of us effects all of us. We need to LOVE each other - AND we don't have to "LIKE" each other! That means work together for the common good. well done!
You’re a visionary ahead of your time. You will be vindicated. You might be dead by then, but people will know you were right. Keep talking. Hang in there. You are loved.
Tremendous Marianne! This is an excellent follow on to your three days of Spiritual Activism. We need to build that critical mass of people who are willing to be guided by their Heart and Love. Yes, thing are crazy now, but I feel a change coming (sooner than most think) and I believe it will be unstoppable.
Please keep up the good work, our world needs more people willing to speak truth to power.
When, in Spring, 2020, a "top Progressive commentator", with whose views I sometimes agree, said you were "breathtakingly unqualified" to serve as President, I was all the more inclined to cast my vote your way. Simply put, all my life I have been castigated as "impractical" or "head in the clouds". Now, though, the same people seem to have reached a 'road to Damascus' moment, and are "amazed" at my "insight". You are spot on, in your assessment of what is ailing the American public.
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
Robert Persig was right!
Art+science are equal
Yep
Once again, you've shed light on our emerging sense of reality. Those who now study physics deeply describe a world of energy exchange and connection, of fluidity and 'miracles' that would have made anyone's head spin a quarter century ago. Many leading scientists now believe that some sort of consciousness forms the basis of everything. Call it God if you like.
Yes we need a politics of love. Love is the answer.
dear Marianne, what a WONDERFUL quote from Carl Sagan!!! I love what you are pointing to here: "It’s to our detriment if we don’t get over this high school level of disrespect for things we can’t explain. The planet isn’t in the trouble we’re in due to a lack of scientific discovery or intellectual think tanks. It’s in trouble due to a lack of reverence, and ethics, and heart." I am VERY much looking forward to quoting YOU on this!!!
And more: you wrote, "if the heart is not the ultimate decider, in life or politics or anything else, then we are headed for disaster. [...] Science illumines our understanding; it’s love that saves our lives." Yes! Yes! Yes!!!! You are right, mystics don't usually put down science, but too many people these days ARE putting down science... in part as an unfortunate response to the arrogance of "scientism"... science pretending it can be the only arbiter of knowledge, rather than recognizing that there are multiple ways of knowing...
We desperately need BOTH... renewed respect for science, and renewed respect for mysticism... may we develop the maturity, to understand the complementarity of these two valid ways of knowing... and THANK YOU for your lifetime of work toward this end.
Totally agree. And thank you
Dear Marianne
All of us that have followed your teachings, Deepak, Wayne, etc.
Know to stay on hope/love is real. Make it so.
Sincerely
Marianne
In Canada
Ooof! Right to the heart (and science) of the Truth here! What's curious for me is that spreading love and praying for those too weak to trust in spiritual truth was never exhausting before. It's interesting that just at the same time our nation is showing some really scary colors, my clients (I'm a trauma therapist) are showing me how truly horrible people can be to each other in ways I thought we're unimaginable. 😞 You have been such a help to me reminding me of the importance of staying true to our hearts and ideas in the face of such powerful toxicity. Marianne, I pray your love wave gets bigger and bigger and creates a truly revolutionary movement! We may need to gather in person again just to keep each other buoyed up! Thank you! And Bless You!
Autobiography of a Yogi is in my top 3 books of all time. As you have shown in the past you are bang on. I've always felt science and religion were very close. I think of my own spiritual experiences and then think quantum physics.
Marianne Williamson you’re my hero :)
Likewise as well ...
Thank you for every word you write.
Marianne, this feels like the deeper continuation of what you named when you reshared my essay earlier this year—that love isn’t the opposite of structure, but the force that gives structure its coherence.
Your reminder that science provides the alphabet and mysticism provides the language is exactly the bridge so many of us are trying to build now. Thank you for articulating the intersection where meaning and mechanism finally meet.
Thank you Marianne for a cogent dialogue with the 2 ends of the description of life.
What your article shows so clearly is that every living person and thing is fully connected.
To me that means what we do to one of us effects all of us. We need to LOVE each other - AND we don't have to "LIKE" each other! That means work together for the common good. well done!
You’re a visionary ahead of your time. You will be vindicated. You might be dead by then, but people will know you were right. Keep talking. Hang in there. You are loved.
Tremendous Marianne! This is an excellent follow on to your three days of Spiritual Activism. We need to build that critical mass of people who are willing to be guided by their Heart and Love. Yes, thing are crazy now, but I feel a change coming (sooner than most think) and I believe it will be unstoppable.
Please keep up the good work, our world needs more people willing to speak truth to power.
All the best.
When, in Spring, 2020, a "top Progressive commentator", with whose views I sometimes agree, said you were "breathtakingly unqualified" to serve as President, I was all the more inclined to cast my vote your way. Simply put, all my life I have been castigated as "impractical" or "head in the clouds". Now, though, the same people seem to have reached a 'road to Damascus' moment, and are "amazed" at my "insight". You are spot on, in your assessment of what is ailing the American public.
As always Marianne, you are so very right.
Slay, queen.