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"Yet it is certain that the power to produce this delight, does not reside in nature, but in man, or in a harmony of both".

"In the presence of nature, a wild delight runs through the man, in spite of real sorrows".

"The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but shines into the eye and the heart of the child".

"In nature we return to reason and faith".

"In the presence of nature, a wild delight runs through the man, in spite of real sorrows".

These quotes show the importance of being in the sunlight and embracing nature. Being in nature brings happiness.

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Thoreau reflects, "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived."  Where is it that you can live deliberately?  Post a picture of the perfect location for your personal Walden.

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Indwelling of the divine in the human soul

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Indwelling of the divine in the human soul

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Choose a quote from one of the Transcendental essays that most closely reflects the spiritual connection of the human soul in your perfect Walden. Explain what the quote means and why you chose it.

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Superiority of the individual over society and its institutions

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Superiority of the individual over society and its institutions

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Choose a quote from one of the Transcendental essays that most closely reflects individualism in your perfect Walden.  Explain what the quote means and why you chose it.

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Intuition, imagination, and vision as ways of understanding the world

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Intuition, imagination, and vision as ways of understanding the world

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Choose a quote from one of the Transcendental essays that most closely reflects the role of intuition, imagination, and vision in your perfect Walden.  Explain what the quote means and why you chose it.

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Nature as a field of study and an inspiration to self-development

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Nature as a field of study and an inspiration to self-development

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Choose a quote from one of the Transcendental essays that most closely reflects the role of nature in your perfect Walden.  Explain what the quote means and why you chose it.

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Confidence that the universe is organic, welcoming, and inherently good

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Confidence that the universe is organic, welcoming, and inherently good

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Choose a quote from one of the Transcendental essays that most closely reflects the nature of the universe in your perfect Walden.  Explain what the quote means and why you chose it.

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Walden

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Spiritual connection:
"The life in us is like water in the river. It may rise this year higher than man has ever known it, and flood the parched uplands; even this may be the eventful year, which will drown out our muskrats" (Walden).
I picked this quote because it reminded me of how life is constantly evolving and you cannot control it, but then you have faith that it was all work out and you trust, it will all be okay.

role of intuition, imagination, and vision in my perfect Walden:
"I am a monarch of all I survey, / My right there is none to dispute" (Walden).
I picked this quote as the role of imagination and etc. because this Walden quote explains that Thoureau feels powerful and comforted in his "Happy Place." I liked this because he said his right to be there is none to dispute and that is how you should feel in your safety place, like you deserve and earned your way to be there.

nature:
"the light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us. Only that day dawns to which we are awake. There is more day to dawns. The sun is but a morning star" (Walden).
I chose this quote for nature because it describes the light of the sun when it says "there is more day to dawns" and to me that means how there is more time in the day to live than fresh starts in the mornings. It reminds me that you don't need to wait for a new day, month, or year to make a change in your life. We only have a short amount of time, so use it wisely.

Confidence that the universe is organic, welcoming, and inherently good:
"In proportion as he simplifies his life, the laws of the universe will appear less complex, and solitude will not be solitude, nor poverty poverty, nor weakness weakness" (Walden).
I liked this quote because of how it explains that the laws of the universe are less complex and how when you are in your Walden, your safe place, everything is simplified and you can let go of the things that plague you.

Individualism: "If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer" (Walden).
I chose this quote because I liked what it means about being yourself. I like that it didn't point to individualism as rebelling but simply living by a different standard or following a different path.

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"I am part or particle of God" (from Nature) This quote means everyone spiritual has a piece of God inside of them and lives their life reflecting a spiritual figure. Living in my own Walden will give me a peaceful place to enjoy my spirituality, as well as have the nature around me influence my actions.

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Have you ever sat in a snow hole and stared out at the world? Probably not. You don't get snow here. It's actually kind of warm and comfortable.
(Let's imagine this picture is taken at night)

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My walden are the soccer fields. I feel free and relaxed because I'm doing what I love.

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Indwelling of the divine into the human soul

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Indwelling of the divine into the human soul

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"Accept the place that divine providence has found for you"(Self-Reliance). It means that an individual's current situation was chosen by God and that means that their situation is purposeful. I chose it because it shows how a divine power might work to give people's lives purpose.

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Indwelling of the divine in the human soul

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Indwelling of the divine in the human soul

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"I am part or particle of God."
This means there is God in your soul and everywhere you go.

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My Walden is at a small, peaceful beach far away from all the stress.

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"I am part or particle of God" This means that I have a part of God dwelling in me and its shown through the nature around my Walden.

"The name of the nearest friend sounds then foreign and accidental: to be brothers, to be acquaintances, master or servant, is then a trifle and a disturbance." This shows a superiority of the individual over society through the seclusion of my Walden.

"To be great is to be misunderstood." To be great is to have an understanding of the world while having intuition and imagination.

"In the woods we return to reason and faith." Nature is an inspiration for self development especially with the woods and pool in my Walden.

"Yet it is certain that the power to produce this delight, does not reside in nature, but in man or in a harmony of both." There is a harmony between man, God, and nature. This is true with the pool facing the woods in my Walden. Creates a feeling of goodness and a welcoming sensation.

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Superiority of the individual over society or its institutions

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Superiority of the individual over society or its institutions

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"A man needs to retire as much of his chamber as from society" (Nature). Explains the need of the individual to separate themselves from the influence of society to enter a state of personal reflection. I chose it because it shows how the individual must have an independence to the collective to a certain extent.

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Intuition, Imagination, and vision as ways of understanding the world

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Intuition, Imagination, and vision as ways of understanding the world

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"Can there not be a government in which majorities do not virtually decide right and wrong, but conscience?... The only obligation which I have a right to assume is to do at any time what I think right. " (Civil Disobedience). Explains how people should make decisions by their conscience. I picked it because people should base their choices off what is right

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"To be great is to be misunderstood." (from Self-Reliance) This means people misunderstand others for their ideas, and those misunderstood are greater thinkers. In my own Walden no one would be around to underestimate me or criticize my ideas.

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Indwelling of the divine in the human soul

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Indwelling of the divine in the human soul

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"In this place, created by God, I become one with a higher being."
This shows that in God's most intricate creations, you feel most connected to him.

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"We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls."
My life is so chaotic and busy all the time that I need to remind myself often to slow down, take a breath and take a look around at the beauty of nature that God created.

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The Indwelling of the Divine in the Human Soul

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The Indwelling of the Divine in the Human Soul

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"Accept the place divine providence has found for you; the society of your contempories. The connections of events."

I believe the place that "divine providence" has found for me is a place of peace and isolation from the world and any distress that comes from it. Despite the sad connotation of the word "isolation," this place would be one of pure happiness; happiness not from material or man-made, but from peace and quietness.

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Indwelling of the divine in the human soul

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Indwelling of the divine in the human soul

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"Allow yourself a place where you can find the goodness in what God created" (Taylor).

Sometimes, I get so wrapped up in the craziness of society, that I don't get the chance to enjoy the beauty of nature and allow it to bring me peace and happiness. My Walden would be the perfect place for me to go and enjoy the beauty of God's creation.

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The Superiority of the Individual over society or its intuition

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The Superiority of the Individual over society or its intuition

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"Being far away from the influence of society allows one to truly grow as an individual. One can be themselves when society is out of the way" (Taylor Atkinson).

This quote means that being away from society stress and influence can let a person grow as an individual. Being in a place where you feel as though you can be yourself is important because you wont feel the pressure of trying to be like someone else, and you can be yourself more.

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Superiority of the individual over society and its institutions

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Superiority of the individual over society and its institutions

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"In the silence, I am free from lies society tells me."
Underwater, you escape the hustle and bustle of the world.

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The Superiority of the Individual over Society or it's Institutions 

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The Superiority of the Individual over Society or it's Institutions 

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"The virtue in most request is conformity. Self-reliance is it's aversion."

In my opinion, conformity has to do with following a crowd and doing only what they find 'normal.' This 'normal' most of the time is just average; average people doing average things and never searching beyond their limits. Never doing what they desire or what they believe would be good for them. People who conform to society would never go out of their way to find peace because they know that the crowd they follow would simply turn back to look at them and judge. People who conform to society or it's 'norms' are doing only what makes everybody else happy. That's not my goal. They can worry about themselves. I'll live in the mountains with peace (Figuratively and literally).

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Indwelling of the divine in the human soul

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Indwelling of the divine in the human soul

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"One might think the atmosphere was made transparent with this design, to give man, in the heavenly bodies, the perpetual presence of the sublime."

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Intuition, Imagination, and Vision as Ways of Understanding the World

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Intuition, Imagination, and Vision as Ways of Understanding the World

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"As long as possible live free and uncommitted. It makes but little difference whether you are committed to a farm or the county jail."

Living free and uncommitted is a life goal of mine; I don't want to be bound by a job that's 9-5 and 6 days a week. Whether I work hard enough for that or not is on me. But my ideal life would be full of adventure and never settling down... constant movement, constant risk, and constantly stepping out of my comfort zone to do things that most people wouldn't. I'd live as if I'd die tomorrow. That's my goal. I'd want to look back at life and see it as a party.

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The indwelling of the divine in the human soul

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The indwelling of the divine in the human soul

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It is in the forest where one feels most connected to the world around them.

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Superiority of the individual over society  and its institutions

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Superiority of the individual over society  and its institutions

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"There is a property in the horizon which no man has but he whose eye can integrate all the parts, that is, the poet."

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Intuition, imagination, and vision as ways of understanding the world

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Intuition, imagination, and vision as ways of understanding the world

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"Follow your instincts, they will never lead you astray."
By making your own decisions and trusting your heart, you will never fail.

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Indwelling of the divine in the human soul

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Indwelling of the divine in the human soul

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"Accept the place divine providence has found for you; the society of your contemporaries, the connections of events."

This quote reflects my Walden because this is the place that God has chosen and found for me to live.

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Intuition, imagination, and vision as ways of understanding the world

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Intuition, imagination, and vision as ways of understanding the world

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"Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind. Absolute you to yourself and you shall have the suffrage of the world" (Self-reliance passage).

This quote shows the value and importance of having separate thoughts from the rest of society. In my Walden, I would have a place to use my imagination and vision to create my own ideas that form different opinions of the world and what I think.

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Intuition, imagination, and vision as ways of understanding the world

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Intuition, imagination, and vision as ways of understanding the world

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"The lover of nature is he whose inward and outward senses are still truly adjusted to each other; who has retained the spirit of infancy even into the era of manhood.

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The indwelling of the divine in the human soul

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The indwelling of the divine in the human soul

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"I am part or particle of God"
This means that you're apart of God as one of his creations

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Nature as both a Field of Study and an Inspiration to Self-Development

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Nature as both a Field of Study and an Inspiration to Self-Development

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"Nature always wears the color of the spirit"

I believe this quote is insinuating that our mood and spirit is a reflection of nature... that when summer rolls around, we are happier and brighter... versus winter where people are - on average - gloomier.
I don't think this is true for me and my transcendentalist world - I feel that I'd adapt to the seasons and it's challenges. This is both figuratively and literally as the human mind is made to adapt to challenges that are mental... but in the literal sense, I'd adapt with the seasons by activity or something. Not really sure. But in a perfect world, I'd never face anything negative.

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Indwelling of the divine in the human soul:

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Indwelling of the divine in the human soul:

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"[...] Power to produce delight, not reside in nature, but in man, or in harmony of both" (Nature), not all 'delight' has to come from nature and in the city, there is a lot of 'man' and very little nature but tO ME ITS GOOD. Personally, I enjoy being around people more than nature.

The superiority of the individual over the society or its institutions:
"Absolve you to yourself, and you shall have the suffrage of the world" (369).
When you live without guilt, you'll have a voice in this world. In a city where there are so many people, you have to be honest with yourself.

Intuition, imagination, and vision as ways of understanding the world:
"Great men have always done so and confided themselves childlike to the genius of their age" (369).
When people have a lot of money or are successful, they like to flaunt it, sometimes you don't got to do that. Be humble and explore the city :)

Nature as both a field of study and an inspiration to self development:
"Many creations of man are imitations of nature"
Skyscrapers are like tall trees and fit more people in a smaller area. New York is called the concrete jungle :)

A confidence that the universe is organic, welcoming, and inherently good:
"the wide universe is full of good" (369).
We like to think that the universe is good in a city full of facades. Living in a lavish city, its all good, but when you look at the LDC's that are responsible for making all the luxuries, the universe isn't as good.

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Nature as a field of study and an inspiration to self-development

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Nature as a field of study and an inspiration to self-development

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"For, nature is not always tricked in holiday attire, but the same scene which yesterday breathed perfume and glittered as for the frolic of the nymphs, is overspread with melancholy today."

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Indwelling of the divine in the human soul

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Indwelling of the divine in the human soul

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"Staying between the natural environment and society allows for self reflection in isolation and being in touch with humanity" -Son Phan

Staying away from everyone can drive a man to insanity but staying with others too long drives a man to insanity. We all need time alone

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A Confidence that the Universe is Organic, Welcoming, and Inherently Good

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A Confidence that the Universe is Organic, Welcoming, and Inherently Good

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"Yet it is certain that the power to produce this delight, does not reside in nature, but in man, or in a harmony of both."

In the area shown in the picture above, I'd hope that the universe would remain 'inherently good' and not surprise me with being attacked by bears or something.

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The superiority of the individual over society or its institutions

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The superiority of the individual over society or its institutions

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One alone can walk and do no damage. Two can walk and do little damage. A hundred destroys its path

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"Trust thyself every heart vibrates to that iron string." This means individuals should trust themselves to reflect their individuality. My own Walden would allow me to have more time alone and think about my life.

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Nature as a field of study and an inspiration to self-development

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Nature as a field of study and an inspiration to self-development

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"The beauty of the natural world reminds me of the good that is not yet lost in society."
Nature reminds me of the good in the world, when all else is lost.

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Nature as both a field of study and an inspiration to self development

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Nature as both a field of study and an inspiration to self development

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"The flowers... reflected the wisdom of his best hour, as much as they had delighted the simplicity of his childhood"(Nature). Explains how nature reflects man's knowledge, but also shows their creative mindset. I picked it because nature should be a place for knowledge, but it also should provide a place for human reflection and thought

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Superiority of the individual over society  or its institutions 

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Superiority of the individual over society  or its institutions 

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"Nothing is sacred but the integrity of your own mind"
This means that you should value your own train of thought more than anything else

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Indwelling of the divine in the human soul

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Indwelling of the divine in the human soul

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"Accept the place divine providence has found for you; the society of your contemporaries, the connection of events"(Self-Reliance). I chose this quote because I feel like in order to get to the point of being able to own something like this home, you have to be placed in the right situations and right place in life.

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Confidence that the universe is organic, welcoming and inherently good

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Confidence that the universe is organic, welcoming and inherently good

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"Yet it is certain that the power to produce this delight, does not reside in nature, but in man, or in a harmony of both."

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A confidence that the universe is organic, welcoming, and inherently good

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A confidence that the universe is organic, welcoming, and inherently good

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"Nature never wears a mean appearance" (Nature). Explains that nature is always good as a reflection of the universe. I picked this because nature is the most visible form of the universe and it provides a goodness as seen in how it serves for study and inspiration

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Superiority of the individual over society and its institutions

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Superiority of the individual over society and its institutions

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“I find it wholesome to be alone the greater part of the time. To be in company, even with the best, is soon wearisome and dissipating. I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.” -Walden

Means that sometimes being alone can be more positive than being with another because over time you get tired of the company but your never get tired of yourself.

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Indwelling of the Divine in the Human Soul

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Indwelling of the Divine in the Human Soul

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"I become a transparent eye-ball; I am nothing; I see all; the currents of the Universal Being circulate through me; I am a part or particle of God."(Emerson 2)

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The Indwelling of the Divine in the Human Soul

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The Indwelling of the Divine in the Human Soul

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"Accept the place the divine providence has found for you; the society of your contemporaries, the connection of events."

This quote explains that your Walden is anywhere the "divine providence" has provided for you.  I have always wanted to live in a big city since I was very little. Therefore, I would be able to live most deliberately in the way I want to in a big city. I also was created on this planet not really liking nature, in fact I am very allergic to it, so it was divine plan for me to rather be in a city than in nature.

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Superiority of the individual over society and its institutions

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Superiority of the individual over society and its institutions

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“Men do what is called a good action, as some piece of courage or charity, much as they would pay a fine in expiation of daily non-appearance on parade. Their works are done as an apology or extenuation of their living in the world. I do not wish to expiate, but to live. My life is not an apology, but a life.”  - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Confidence that the universe is organic, welcoming, and inherently good

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Confidence that the universe is organic, welcoming, and inherently good

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"For all that is made by God is good, and good indeed."
Everything on this Earth was created for a reason, and will bring benefits to those who allow it.

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Superiority of the Individual over Society or its Institutions

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Superiority of the Individual over Society or its Institutions

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"To go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society. I am not solitary whilst I read and write, though nobody is with me."(Emerson 1)

In nature, I am secluded from society. I just get to be free and be myself without the pressure of societal norms and expectations influencing me.

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Intuition, Imagination, and Vision as ways of Understanding the World

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Intuition, Imagination, and Vision as ways of Understanding the World

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"One might think the atmosphere was made transparent with this design, to give man, in the heavenly bodies, the perpetual presence of the sublime." (Emerson 1)
The sky was made transparent so we could witness the beauty of heavenly bodies above us such as stars and sunsets.

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Indwelling of the divine in the human soul

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Indwelling of the divine in the human soul

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“We become like a still lake of purest crystal”
Thoreau says that when a person transcends they become like a still lake of pure crystal.

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Superiority of the individual over society and its institutions

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Superiority of the individual over society and its institutions

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"The virtue in most request is conformity. Self-reliance is its aversion."

In my Walden, everyone follows their own standards to become an individual instead of conforming and becoming other people.

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Nature as a Field of Study and an Inspiration to Self-Development

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Nature as a Field of Study and an Inspiration to Self-Development

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"The lover of nature is he whose inward and outward senses are still truly adjusted to each other; who has retained the spirit of infancy even into the era of manhood. His intercourse with heaven and earth, becomes part of his daily food."(Emerson 1)

By living with nature we become more connected with our true selves and with God.

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Nature as a field of study and an inspiration to self-development

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Nature as a field of study and an inspiration to self-development

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"In the woods we return to reason and fate" (Nature passage).

In my Walden, I have a separate, secluded space away from the rest of society where I can return to my own thoughts and have downtime to be myself. My Walden is specialized to what I love, so the nature aspect of it makes me extremely happy and I can enjoy myself and use the happiness and feelings that stems from nature to inspire my self development and becoming my own person.

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"The virtue in most request is conformity. Self-reliance is its aversion."
I sometimes have a hard time just following orders because I am so stubborn and independent, so when I read this I felt justified for being headstrong lol

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My Walden is a big house in the mountains. 

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My Walden is a big house in the mountains. 

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Why living in nature is good: "I am part of the particle of god."

Why individuality is best: "The name of the nearest friend sounds then foreign and accidental; to b brothers, to be acquaintances, master or servant is then a trifle of disturbance.

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Intuition, Imagination, and Visions as ways of understanding the world 

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Intuition, Imagination, and Visions as ways of understanding the world 

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"Speak what you think now in hard words and tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks in hard words"
This means that you should value your own thoughts and opinions at all times

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Confidence that the Universe is Organic, Welcoming, and Inherently Good

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Confidence that the Universe is Organic, Welcoming, and Inherently Good

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"The stars awaken a certain reverence, because though always present, they are inaccessible; but all natural objects make a kindred impression, when the mind is open to their influence. Nature never wears a mean appearance." (Emerson 1)

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Intuition, imagination, and vision as ways of understanding the world

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Intuition, imagination, and vision as ways of understanding the world

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Sit a while. Listen to the birds sing, the leaves rustle, the water rush. Be still, and think of nothing but what you hear, see, feel, and smell. Then, understand.

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Superiority of the individual over society and its institutions

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Superiority of the individual over society and its institutions

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"To be great is to be misunderstood."
I relate to this because my Walden helps me feel extra ordinary and is a place for me to go to not have to think about anyone else and to do my absolute best.

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Intuition, imagination, and vision as ways of understanding the world

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Intuition, imagination, and vision as ways of understanding the world

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"The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but shines into the eye and heart of the child."

"In my Walden, many adults follow nature as a guide to life as well as children."

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The Indwelling of The Divine In The Human Soul

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The Indwelling of The Divine In The Human Soul

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"I am part and particle of god"

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"One might think the atmosphere was made with this design, to give man, in the heavenly bodies, the perpetual presence of the sublime" (Nature).

If you imagine the above picture at night with stars, the quote refers to those and the feeling of grandeur and awe that comes from  taking in a sky full of stars. On a field of snow, there would only be the sky and the ground to see, and more sky means more stars to stare at. A person can feel like they're one small part of the world with nothing but the snow and stars to look at. Is that not divine?

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"Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason."
I like this because I always follow my gut instinct no matter what, and sometimes its wrong, but I don't care because if my instincts are telling me something is off, it probably is.

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Indwelling of the divine in the human soul:

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Indwelling of the divine in the human soul:

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"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11

I connect this verse from the Bible to the indwelling of the divine in the human soul because this verse is explaining that God always has the best intentions and plans for you in your life. The Lord has no intentions of harming you and wants you to prosper in your ways and the future.

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Indwelling of the divine in the human soul

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Indwelling of the divine in the human soul

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"God resides partly in each human soul, so to surround yourself by people, is to surround yourself by god."

"In isolation, your voice cannot be heard, so find a place where it will be."

"If you sit down one day, and watch as people walk by, each living very different lives, you will see a little bit of yourself in each person."

"A city is imagination's playground. Inspiration as steel giants rising out of the ground, emotion as vibrant works of street art, and reason as the officers that walk the streets day and night."

"Everywhere around you people are pointing out the bad in others, pointing out the criminals, the drug dealers, and rapists. But they never seem to notice the majority, those who help the needy, the poor and the sick. Those who are GOOD."

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Indwelling of the divine in the human soul

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Indwelling of the divine in the human soul

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"You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf."

I connect this to the indwelling of the human soul because

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Intuition, imagination, and vision as ways of understanding the world

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Intuition, imagination, and vision as ways of understanding the world

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"Obeying the almighty effort, and advancing on chaos and the Dark..." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The Superiority of the Individual Over Society 

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The Superiority of the Individual Over Society 

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"The virtue in most request is conformity.  Self-reliance is its aversion."

I really like diversity and meeting new people and always being my authentic self. Cities are huge melting pots of people from all over in which you can always be yourself and find other people like you.

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Nature as both a field of study and an inspiration to self-development 

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Nature as both a field of study and an inspiration to self-development 

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"In the woods, we return to reason and faith.  There I feel that nothing can befall me in life"
This means that when we strip away the layers of civilization we are left with only our human instinct and faith in a higher power

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Nature as a field of study and an inspiration to self-development

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Nature as a field of study and an inspiration to self-development

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"Nature always wears the colors of the spirit."

"In my Walden, according to how each individual feels, their attitude and feelings are reflected towards nature as it changes colors.

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Nature as both a field of study and an inspiration to self development

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Nature as both a field of study and an inspiration to self development

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Take a notebook to the creek. Breath, look at the beauty around you, pushing you to be the best version of yourself.

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Confidence that the universe is organic, welcoming, and inherently good

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Confidence that the universe is organic, welcoming, and inherently good

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"In the presence of nature, a wild delight runs through the man, in spite of real sorrows."

In my Walden, when nature is present in the society, it creates a sense of happiness even if they are sad.

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Superiority of the individual over society and its institutions

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Superiority of the individual over society and its institutions

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“Take long walks in stormy weather or through deep snows in the fields and woods, if you would keep your spirits up. Deal with brute nature. Be cold and hungry and weary.”
Thoreau explains that you should take long walks through the harshest conditions in order to find inner warmth