Comments on John Burroughs' appealing scientific pantheismTypePad2010-07-02T02:54:26ZBrian Hineshttps://hinessight.blogs.com/church_of_the_churchless/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://hinessight.blogs.com/church_of_the_churchless/2010/07/john-burroughs-appealing-scientific-pantheism/comments/atom.xml/tAo commented on 'John Burroughs' appealing scientific pantheism'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451c0aa69e20133f238e571970b2010-07-12T05:42:20Z2010-07-12T05:42:20ZtAooh yes indeed. what else could all of 'this' be...but simply just THIS. and where else could 'the infinite' be,...<p>oh yes indeed. what else could all of 'this' be...but simply just THIS.</p>
<p>and where else could 'the infinite' be, but right here and right now, and everywhere and everywhen.</p>
<p>*grin*</p>tucson commented on 'John Burroughs' appealing scientific pantheism'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451c0aa69e20133f237fb77970b2010-07-12T01:29:47Z2010-07-12T01:29:47ZtucsonYes, and all the soul has to see is that it IS the infinite. Bring it back to this-here-now. Nothing...<p>Yes, and all the soul has to see is that it IS the infinite. Bring it back to this-here-now. Nothing to eventually see or be. Nothing that hasn't always been. Always this moment is here to be seen. Where else, what else could the infinite be?</p>Bill commented on 'John Burroughs' appealing scientific pantheism'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451c0aa69e20133f237e9e4970b2010-07-12T01:10:09Z2010-07-12T01:10:09ZBillhttp://www.thezenparent.comThanks for this great post. I've just discovered Burroughs and so much of what he wrote rings true for me....<p>Thanks for this great post. I've just discovered Burroughs and so much of what he wrote rings true for me. Here's my favorite excerpt form his "Accepting the Universe":</p>
<p>“I want nothing less than a faith founded upon a rock, faith in the constitution of things. The various man-made creeds are fictitious, like the constellations Orion, Cassiopeia’s Chair, the Big Dipper; the only thing real in them is the stars, and the only thing real in the creeds is the soul’s aspiration toward the Infinite.”</p>