Some Awe

If cosmologists themselves are a manifestation of the same universe that they study, then with them the universe is comprehending itself....According to the predominant secular paradigm, biological evolution is the result of material processes operating according to impersonal laws. But what if, instead of reducing biology to mechanistic physics and viewing the cosmos as a machine, we try the opposite and understand the physical universe according to a biological model—that is, as alive? As Joseph Campbell observed, “If you want to change the world, you have to change the metaphor.” …. we [do not] need to return to the idea of a transcendent Mechanic. Rather, the world can be understood as an organism, which constantly reorganizes itself and evolves new and more complex structures....Human beings are an organ of [a] far greater coherent whole. – David Loy

The Watercourse is forever bringing us opportunities to experience the awe of the simple and unexpected.

A feeling of freshness and deep joy are signs you have aligned with The Way. – Rumi