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Quotes I’m Sharing – 3 – Vision

January 14, 2017markfineart

Vision

â€œIf the doors of perception were cleansed,
everything would appear to man as it is,
infinite.â€Â

William Blake

Our lack of sight defines us.
That definition of ourselves is constantly refined and outright changed by scientists, physicists and mathematicians, by philosophers, writers and artists. Their work shows us what we don’t see, where we lack sight. They make visible the negative spaces and dark matter and energy that interweave what we think is the whole of the perceivable universe.

Quotes I’m Sharing – 2 – We are continuous

December 4, 2016markfineart

We are continuous with the universe. This seems soÂ obvious, and yet easy so very easy to be oblivious to. A fault I share, a reminder I am glad to get.

â€œYou and I are all as much continuous with the physical universe as a wave is continuous with the ocean.â€

Alan Watts. Philosopher, writer

Quotes I’m Sharing – 1

September 28, 2016markfineart

The long view. The big picture. A slice of reality that gives context to the larger reality that we are ripples on the intersection of the infinite seas called Deep Space and Deep Time.

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â€œEvery atom in your body came from a star that exploded. And, the atoms in your left hand probably came from a different star than your right hand. It really is the most poetic thing I know about physics: You are all stardust.

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Beijing Sketches

April 30, 2016markfineart

A canal viewed from my hotel room window – Beijing sketch

I was lucky enough to accompany my Lady to Beijing this past November while she was there on business. A couple of Beijing sketches are the proof of that. It takesÂ 12 timezones and 13 hours in the air to get to Beijing. Which actually means you land within minutes of takeoff but the next day when heading to Beijing. When coming home weÂ landed within a few minutes of departure of the very same day –

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