tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241684761340467690.post7871791779657924304..comments2022-12-11T04:55:14.695-07:00Comments on Zen Naturalism: Fingerprints of God: The Search for the Science of SpiritualityPoep Sa Frank Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13609272991412471770noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241684761340467690.post-75673153958198975822011-10-03T19:17:41.512-07:002011-10-03T19:17:41.512-07:00Thanks for posting this poem. I enjoyed the articl...Thanks for posting this poem. I enjoyed the article you linked to as well. Interesting that the writer singled out the idea that "Earth is not our home." The thought that such a view is -- or even could be seen as -- 'religious' or 'spiritual' is a bit frightening! It's the metaphysic behind christian fundamentalists looking forward to 'the rapture.'Poep Sa Frank Judehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13609272991412471770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241684761340467690.post-42287467520019522142011-10-02T04:09:20.240-07:002011-10-02T04:09:20.240-07:00Out of the Stars
Robert Weston
Out of the star...Out of the Stars<br />Robert Weston<br /><br /> <br /><br />Out of the stars in their flight, out of the dust of eternity,<br />here have we come,<br />Stardust and sunlight,<br />mingling through time and through space.<br /><br />Out of the stars have we come,<br />up from time.<br />Out of the stars have we come.<br /><br />Time out of time before time<br />in the vastness of space,<br />earth spun to orbit the sun,<br />Earth with the thunder of mountains newborn,<br />the boiling of seas. <br /><br />Earth warmed by sun, lit by sunlight;<br />This is our home;<br />Out of the stars have we come. <br /><br />Mystery hidden in mystery,<br />back through all time;<br />Mystery rising from rocks<br />in the storm and the sea.<br /><br />Out of the stars, rising from rocks<br />and the sea,<br />kindled by sunlight on earth,<br />arose life. <br /><br />Ponder this thing in your heart,<br />life up from sea:<br />Eyes to behold, throats to sing,<br />mates to love. <br /><br />Life from the sea, warmed by sun,<br />washed by rain,<br />life from within, giving birth,<br />rose to love.<br /><br />This is the wonder of time;<br />this is the marvel of space;<br />out of the stars swung the earth;<br />life upon earth rose to love.<br /><br />This is the marvel of life,<br />rising to see and to know;<br />Out of your heart, cry wonder:<br />sing that we live.<br /><br /> <br /><br />______________________<br /><br /> <br /><br />Spirituality of Atheism<br /><br /> <br /><br />http://www.uuca.org/spirituality-of-atheismAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241684761340467690.post-20454113764613679932011-09-17T06:29:42.159-07:002011-09-17T06:29:42.159-07:00Yep, sounds like a nauseating book with that pie-i...Yep, sounds like a nauseating book with that pie-in-the-sky mentality. Heck, the title would have given it away to me.Sabio Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963476276106907984noreply@blogger.com