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"You are a function of what the whole universe is doing in the same way that a wave is a function of what the whole ocean is doing.”

~Alan Watts

"Stop acting so small. You are the Universe in ecstatic motion." ~Rumi

“A human being is part of a whole, called by us the ‘Universe’ - a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts, and feelings, as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.” ~Albert Einstein

Newest version of my New Cosmology drawing. I still plan to do this by hand but it's helpful to get feedback from people on the design before doing so. Thank you to everyone who responded and provided suggestions earlier. This version also comes with a more detailed explanation.

This diagram is based on a drawing that I sketched out in 2017, trying to imagine Einstein's Unified Cosmology in a way that could be integrated with each person's unique spiritual beliefs.

My understanding of what Science has discovered is that NATURE is our Local Community, the LIVING MATRIX that evolved us and continues to sustain our lives.

Beyond our planet is the UNIVERSE, our Primary Matrix, the Quantum Field of Interdependence that transformed energy into matter, creating galaxies, solar systems, planets and ecosystems that support biological life evolving and becoming conscious on planets like ours.

Beyond Science, the SOURCE of this miracle is unknown. Some believe that a Cosmic Principle like the Tao, or a Creative Intelligence like God, Allah or Brahman created everything. Others do not.

The Source of our Universe is a mystery to Science. What matters, as Einstein pointed out, is understanding that we belong to a greater whole. That LIFE is a miracle and a mystery.

This is what Science has discovered, a UNIFIED VISION that arises when we use our Imaginations as Einstein did. It's not so hard to understand this, I have talked with 6 year olds who are able to grasp this unity of all that is.

A cosmic feeling of connection arises, he said, when we consider deeply how the Universe and Nature created the landscapes that surround us, as well as atoms and cells that live within us.

When we forget this, we fall under the spell of CIVILIZATION'S MATRIX, becoming lost in cultural and technological illusions that feed a sense of separation and alienation from the Cosmos.

We forget that we are children of the Earth, that we belong to Nature's family, that the Universe is both our Deeper Identity and home.

We are the Cosmos in human form, sisters and brothers to all of life, living gifts of the mountains, trees, galaxies and stars.

We are children of Mystery, cosmic works of living art.

Something to contemplate, be grateful about?

- Christopher Chase

Fukuoka, Japan

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