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Suzuki, D T - Misc. Quote - Man and Nature
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000953
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D T Suzuki
The growth and independence on the part of man… constantly mislead him to think he is master of Nature and can put it under his complete control. This, in combination with the Biblical tradition that man dominates all things on earth, has helped the human idea of universal domination to overgrow even beyond its legitimate limitation. The result is that we talk about conquering nature, but not about conquering our own human nature which requires more disciplining, control and perhaps subjugation than anything else.