Posts Tagged With ‘awe’

Prayer Wheels

Prayer Wheels ~ Labrangsi, XIahe, China

I want to tell you a story about one of the way-points along the path of my gradual awakening. But I recall, that story has already been told.   What follows is a prose poem written while visiting Labrangsi monastery, in the town of Xiahe, China. It’s a Yellow Hat […]

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Reverence, Awe and the Divine Language of Science

When you realize how perfect everything is, you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky. ~ Buddha

I follow a facebook page called Kissing Fish: christianity for people who don’t like christianity. The page’s owner is a pretty spry thinker, as are many Christians — which shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. There’s evidence enough in the discussions which accompany his posts. Kissing Fish posts frequently, […]

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Contact: When science learns faith…

Contact by Carl Sagan , audiobook, unabridged, mp3, free, download, audio, book

Following is some dialog from the film Contact, a film adaptation of Carl Sagan’s sci-fi novel of the same name. I had… an experience. I can’t prove it. I can’t even explain it. All I can tell you is that everything I know as a human being, everything I am […]

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