"The planet Earth in its present mode of……" — Thomas Berry
"The planet Earth in its present mode of florescence is being devastated. This devastation is being fostered and protected by legal, political and economic establishments that exalt the human community while offering no protection to the non-human modes of being. There is an urgent need for a Jurisprudence (system of governance) that recognizes that the well-being of the integral world community is primary, and that human well-being is derivative - an Earth Jurisprudence."
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72 Quotes by Thomas Berry
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Teaching children about the natural world should be seen as one of the most important events in their lives.
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Every being has its own interior, its self, its mystery, its numinous aspect. To deprive any being of this sacred…
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The present urgency is to begin thinking within the context of the whole planet, the integral earth community with all…
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The universe must be experienced as the Great Self. Each is fulfilled in the other: the Great Self is fulfilled…
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The child awakens to a universe. The mind of the child to a world of meaning. Imagination to a world…
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