It supposes dualism and not unity in nature and consciousness. As soon as the man is at one with God, he will not beg. He will then see prayer in all action. The prayer of the farmer kneeling in his field to weed it, the prayer of the rower kneeling with... The Essay on Self-reliance - Page 38by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1905 - 51 pagesFull view - About this book
| Jacob Merrill Manning - 1872 - 544 pages
...defined, is not the offering of petitions by man to his Maker ; it includes all action of whatever form. "The prayer of the farmer kneeling in his field to...his oar, are true prayers heard throughout nature." 8 It is not a person, but the impersonal soul of the universe, which prays ; and 1 Essays, Vol. I.,... | |
| Jacob Merrill Manning - 1872 - 418 pages
...defined, is not the offering of petitions by man to his Maker; it includes all action of whatever form. " The prayer of the farmer kneeling in his field to...his oar, are true prayers heard throughout nature." a It is not a person, but the impersonal soul of the universe, which prays ; and i Essays, Vol. I.,... | |
| Jacob Merrill Manning - 1872 - 420 pages
...defined, is not the offering of petitions by man to his Maker; it includes all action of whatever form. "The prayer of the farmer kneeling in his field to...his oar, are true prayers heard throughout nature." ° It is not a person, but the impersonal soul of the universe, which prays; and i Essays, Vol. I.,... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1875 - 584 pages
...consciousness. As soon as the man is at one with God, he will not beg. He will then see prayer in all action. The prayer of the farmer kneeling in his field...lies in our endeavors; Our valors are our best gods." Another sort of false prayers are our regrets. Discontent is the want of self-reliance : it is infirmity... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1876 - 504 pages
...consciousness. As soon as the man is at one with God, he will not beg. He will then see prayer in all action. The prayer of the farmer kneeling in his field...in our endeavors ; Our valors are our best gods." Another sort of false prayers are our regrets. Discontent is the want of self-reliance : it is infirmity... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1876 - 302 pages
...consciousness. As soon as the man is at one with God, he will not beg. He will then see prayer in all action. The prayer of the farmer kneeling in his field...in our endeavors ; Our valors are our best gods." Another sort of false prayers are our regrets. Discontent is the want of self-reliance : it is infirmity... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1876 - 302 pages
...consciousness. As soon as the man is at one with God, he will not beg. He will then see prayer in all action. The prayer of the farmer kneeling in his field...mind of the god Audate, replies, — " His hidden meauing lies in our endeavors; Our valors are our best gods." Another sort of false prayers are our... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1876 - 300 pages
...consciousness. As soon as the man is at one with God, he will not beg. He will then see prayer in all action. The prayer of the farmer kneeling in his field...mind of the god Audate, replies, — " His hidden meauing lies in our endeavors ; Our valors are our best gods." Another sort of false prayers are our... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1876 - 300 pages
...consciousness. As soon as the man is at one with God, he will not beg. He will then see prayer in all action. The prayer of the farmer kneeling in his field...throughout nature though for cheap ends. Caratach, in Fleteher's Bonduca, when admonished to inquire the mind of the god Andate, replies, — " His hidden... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1876 - 470 pages
...consciousness. As soon as the man is at one with God, he will not beg. He will then see prayer in all action. The prayer of the farmer kneeling in his field...prayers heard throughout nature, though for cheap ends.1 Caratach, in Fletcher's " Bonduca," when admonished to inquire the mind of the god Audate, replies,... | |
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