The natural world is subject as well as object. The natural world
is the maternal source of our being as earthlings and life-giving
nourishment of our physical, emotional, aesthetic, moral and
religious existence. The natural world is the larger sacred
community to which we belong. To be alienated from this
community is to become destitute of all that makes us
human. To damage this community is to diminish
our own existence.
Mike Balitao
Jan 20, 2009
The Ancient One
is the maternal source of our being as earthlings and life-giving
nourishment of our physical, emotional, aesthetic, moral and
religious existence. The natural world is the larger sacred
community to which we belong. To be alienated from this
community is to become destitute of all that makes us
human. To damage this community is to diminish
our own existence.
- Thomas Berry
Apr 21, 2009