We go through the world like a man pursued by a policeman and see the barest glimpses of the beauty of it. All this fear that pursues us comes from the believing in matter. Matter gets its existence from the presence of mind behind it. What we see is God percolating through nature.
Retreat given at the Thousand Island Park, USA. June 19, 1895. Complete Works, 7:6.
In this quote, "nature" is used in the sense of matter and mind.
In this quote, "nature" is used in the sense of matter and mind.
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