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In the Absence of God: Dwelling in the Presence of the Sacred QUOTES

1 " The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder. —RALPH SOCKMAN "

― Sam Keen , In the Absence of God: Dwelling in the Presence of the Sacred

2 " Because we human beings are verbal and communal animals, we cannot remain wonder-struck and dumb. We need to say something. We are a species given to storytelling and philosophizing to explain our world. Ergo, it is pure folly to suppose we can avoid speaking about the ultimate context and meaning of our existence. We cannot simply be content with the private experience of elementary emotions and the great encompassing mystery. Our feelings demand expression. How are we to understand this perennial need to speak to G-d and about G-d even when what we say involves contradictions, paradoxes, and sacred nonsense? To communicate is to come back into the community. The hero must return from the inner journey to the common life of dialogue and engagement. PRAYERS TO AN ABSENT G-D ON PRAYER You ask me how to pray to someone who is not. "

― Sam Keen , In the Absence of God: Dwelling in the Presence of the Sacred

3 " If the only prayer you said in your whole life was “thank you,” that would be sufficient. —MEISTER ECKHART "

― Sam Keen , In the Absence of God: Dwelling in the Presence of the Sacred

4 " Does the sacred quest end with cultivating our own gardens and dwelling within our private and incommunicable experiences? Because we human beings are verbal and communal animals, we cannot remain wonder-struck and dumb. We need to say something. We are a species given to storytelling and philosophizing to explain our world. Ergo, it is pure folly to suppose we can avoid speaking about the ultimate context and meaning of our existence. We cannot simply be content with the private experience of elementary emotions and the great encompassing mystery. Our feelings demand expression. How are we to understand this perennial need to speak to G-d and about G-d even when what we say involves contradictions, paradoxes, and sacred nonsense? To communicate is to come back into the community. The hero must return from the inner journey to the common life of dialogue and engagement. "

― Sam Keen , In the Absence of God: Dwelling in the Presence of the Sacred