"We exist in fields within fields, patterns within patterns, contexts within contexts, endlessly. There is an old joke about a King who goes to a Wiseperson and asks," How is it that the Earht doesn't fall down?" The Wiseperson replies, " the Earth is resting on a lion." "On what, then, is the lion resting?" " The lion is resting on an elephant." "On what is the elephant resting?" "The elephant is resting on a turtle." "On what is the ...?" "You can stop right there, your Majesty. It's turtles all the way down."

The Eye of the Spirit: An Integral Vision for a World Gone Slightly Mad

Ken Wilber