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073: Gateway

"Modern human beings no longer listen to God. Modern human beings no longer listen. The first sentence is a theological statement. The second one is proven by, for example, the fact that in spite of all our advanced technology we obviously do not consider it necessary to supply our television sets with a sound system that reflects the technical posibilities...

"Wherever God revealed Himself to human beings, He was heard. He may have appeared as a light, but in order to be understood, His voice had to be heard. 'And God spoke' is a standard sentence in all holy scriptures. The ears are the gateway."

-Joachim-Ernest Berendt, Nada Brahma: The World is Sound

Posted by Teppo at February 26, 2004 08:05 AM

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