universe, n.Definitions

The Universe is a system that creeps up on itself and says 'boo' and then laughs at itself for jumping.

The Universe is fluid and volatile. Permanence is but a word of degrees.

The Universe is a dream dreamed by a single dreamer where all the dream characters dream too.

The Universe is difficult to suppose to be the result of blind chance and yet there is no evidence of design of any kind in the details.

The Universe is finite... which is a very comforting thought, particularly for people who can never remember where they have left things.

The Universe is built on a plan the profound symmetry of which is somehow present in the inner structure of our intellect.

The Universe is asymmetric and life is a direct result of the asymmetry of the universe or of its indirect consequences. The universe is asymmetric.

The Universe is, for the Hindus, not the work of God, but the 'play' of God, a kind of dance and lilt.