Spirit and Nature

One can only truly know the father (Spirit)
by first knowing the mother (Nature).
-Ganesh Baba

Man's works, even in their most perfect form,
always have more or less of excitement in them.
God's works are calm and peaceful,
both in Nature, and in His word.
-Julius Charles Hare and Augustus William Hare

Manifestation of qualities, of characterizing details - is the Lady Nature;
the Undesirable, the Detail-less, is the Lord God.
Name and form - this is the Lady Nature;
the Eternal and Infinite Awareness, pure and simple - is the Lord God.
-Bhagavata Purana

Spirit is omnipresent as unchanging Being.
Nature is always changing, becoming, evolving.
Nature is the sacred, moment-to-moment creation of Spirit.
Nature is the emanation of Spirit,
sustained by Spirit's animating force.
Spirit is the One Life of Cosmic Intelligence
which vivifies nature.
-Bruce Burger