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United Spectrum: The Unity of Nature and the Division of Man
By: Levi MorriseBook Publisher: AuthorSolutions
Imprint: Trafford Publishing
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To understand the unbalanced planet, we must examine nature and humanity both individually and as a whole. In United Spectrum, author Levi Morris explores the unity of nature and its relationship to human behaviors in six parts. Morris reviews the senses and their common interpretations, such as consciousness, ego, fear, doubt, belief, and biological needs and behaviors. He examines humanity's effects, including the continuation and escalation of war, a growth economy resting on fossil fuels, the abuse of surroundings, and overpopulation. He proposes that aspects of life considered to be humdrum can actually be instead fascinating. Additionally, his work combines fractal and Euclidean geometry with concepts like nothingness, infinity, and symmetry to show how nature is expressed. It explains the physics of electromagnetism, gravity, spacetime, and quantum mechanics as the singular beauty of nature. It also explores teaching, its limitations, and describes the relationship between life, death, duality, and unity. Capturing the essence of natural and human behaviors, United Spectrum investigates the universe's unity and beauty, the reasons it's misunderstood, and how this limited view affects the world.
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| Title of Philosophy eBook: United Spectrum: The Unity of Nature and the Division of Man | |
| Release Date: 02-22-2011 | |
| Publisher: Trafford Publishing |
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United Spectrum: The Unity of Nature and the Division of Man
Chapter One
OBSERVING AS AN INDIVIDUALNo man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.
(John Donne, Meditation XVII in Devotions upon Emergent Occasions, 1624)
Conflict and illusion exist only when one's perceptions of reality are limited to their self. The metamorphosis of conflict into love is only possible with a simple and total understanding of how and why we create these illusions. We must also recognize all forms of conflict as serious and illusory if understanding is to be realized. Why focus on all these negative aspects of human behavior and all the depressing issues facing nature? Because the understanding of what our illusions are reveals the limited awareness that creates them. The solution is in totally exposing and understanding the illusions, which effectively reveals them as a problem and eliminates them. I wish to point out our innocent and misled perceptions so that we can see clearly and without any undue suffering, like a fly showing its fellow swarm a way around an invisible and nevertheless painful window after we've been banging into it for far too long.
All facts and theories aside, people will believe what they desire to believe. People steadfastly hold onto their traditions and beliefs because they feel these are a part of them, and many people can't seem to change or let go of their long-held belief systems. With all due respect, we are a pig-headed bunch. We cling to our beliefs because we think they make us who we are. People die for their beliefs. Both si
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