trinity
of windflowers
“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 persons nearest 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.”
- Albert Einstein
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 persons nearest 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.”
- Albert Einstein
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