These similarities would seem to suggest, among other things, that there are spiritual patterns at work in the universe, at least as far as we can tell, and these spiritual patterns announce themselves with impressive regularity wherever human hearts and minds attempt to attune themselves to the cosmos in all its radiant dimensions.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The consistent patterns across religions suggest spiritual structures exist in the universe and respond to human seeking.
- In plain terms
- Religions repeating patterns suggests spiritual patterns exist in the universe and respond to us.
- What can you take from it?
- Consistent spiritual patterns suggest an underlying order in the cosmos.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do recurring spiritual patterns mean?
- Are these patterns found in the universe or the mind?
Another view
Patterns could arise from cultural diffusion or human psychology rather than cosmic reality.
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